Influence of different phase feeding programs in piglets with different weaning weights

AOAC. 2007. Official Methods of Analysis. 18th ed. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Gaithersburg, MD.

Cámara L, Berrocoso J D, Fuentetaja A, López-Bote C J, De Blas C and Mateos G G. 2016. Regrouping of pigs by body weight at weaning does not affect growth performance, carcass quality or uniformity at slaughter of heavy weight pigs. Animal Science Journal 87: 134–42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.12404

Campbell J M, Crenshaw J D and Polo J. 2013. The biological stress of early weaned piglets. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 4: 19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-1891-4-19

Cho J H, Upadgaya S D and Kim I H. 2015. Effects of dietary supplementation of modified zinc oxide on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, fecal microbial shedding and fecal score in weanling pigs. Animal Science Journal 86: 617–23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.12329

De vos M, Che L, Huygelen V, Willemen S, Michiels J, Van Cruchten S and Van Ginneken C. 2014. Nutritional interventions to prevent and rear low-birthweight piglets. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 98: 609– 19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12133

Douglas S L, Edwards S A and Kyriazakis I. 2014. Management strategies to improve the performance of low birth weight pigs to weaning and their long-term consequences. Journal of Animal Science 92: 2280–88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-7388

Fenton T W and Fenton M. 1979. An improved procedure for the determination of chromic oxide in feed and feces. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 59: 631–34. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas79-081

Han I K, Lee J H, Piao X S and Li D F. 2001. Feeding and management system to reduce environmental pollution in swine production. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 14: 432–44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2001.432

Kim J C, Hansen C F, Mullana B P and Pluske J R. 2012. Nutrition and pathology of weaner pigs: Nutritional strategies to support barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract. Animal Feed Science and Technology 173: 3–16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.12.022

Johnson J S and Lay Jr. D C. 2017. Evaluating the behavior, growth performance, immune parameters, and intestinal morphology of weaned piglets after simulated transport and heat stress when antibiotics are eliminated from the diet or replaced with L-glutamine. Journal of Animal Science 95: 91– 102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016.1070

Main R G, Dritz S S, Tokach, M D, Goodband R D and Nelssen J L. 2004. Increasing weaning age improves pig performance in a multisite production system. Journal of Animal Science 82: 1499–507. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/2004.8251499x

Michiels J, De Vos M, Missotten J, Ovyn A, De Smet S and Van Ginneken C. 2013. Maturation of digestive function is retarded and plasma antioxidant capacity lowered in fully weaned low birth weight piglets. British Journal of Nutrition 109: 65–75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114512000670

Moore K L, Mullan B P and Kim J C. 2016. An evaluation of the alternative feeding strategies, blend feeding, three-phase feeding or a single diet, in pigs from 30 to 100 kg liveweight. Animal Feed Science and Technology 216: 273–80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.04.001

O’Shea C J, McAlpine P, Sweeney T, Varley P F and O’Doherty J V. 2014. Effect of the interaction of seaweed extracts containing laminarin and fucoidan with zinc oxide on the growth performance, digestibility and faecal characteristics of growing piglets. British Journal of Nutrition 111: 798–807. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114513003280

Peace R M, Campbell J, Polo J, Crenshaw J, Russell L and Moeser A. 2011. Spray-dried porcine plasma influences intestinal barrier function, inflammation, and diarrhea in weaned pigs. Journal of Nutrition 141: 1312–17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.110.136796

Pluske J R. 2013. Feed- and feed additives-related aspects of gut health and development in weanling pigs. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 4: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-1891-4-1

Skinner L D, Levesque C L, Wey D, Rudar M, Zhu J, Hooda S and de Lange C F M. 2014. Impact of nursery feeding program on subsequent growth performance, carcass quality, meat quality, and physical and chemical body composition of growing-finishing pigs. Journal of Animal Science 92: 1044– 54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-6743

Vieira M S, Ribeiro A M L, Kessler A M, Chiba L I and Bockor L. 2015. Performance and body composition of light and heavy early-weaning piglets subject to different dietary energy levels. Livestock Science 178: 272–78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2015.06.027

Wellock I J, Houdijk J G M, Miller A C, Gill B P and Kyriazakis I. 2009. The effect of weaner diet protein content and diet quality on the long-term performance of pigs to slaughter. Journal of Animal Science 87: 1261–69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1098

Whang K Y, McKeith F K, Kim S W and Easter R A. 2000. Effect of starter feeding program on growth performance and gains of body components from weaning to market weight in swine. Journal of Animal Science 78: 2885–95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/2000.78112885x

Wolter B F and Ellis M. 2001. The effects of weaning weight and rate of growth immediately after weaning on subsequent pig growth performance and carcass characteristics. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 81: 363–69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4141/A00-100

Zhang Y, Chen D, Yu B, He J, Yu J, Mao X B, Wang J X, Luo J Q, Huang Z Q, Cheng G X, and Zheng P. 2015. Spray-dried chicken plasma improves intestinal digestive function and regulates intestinal selected microflora in weaning piglets. Journal of Animal Science 93: 2967–76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8820