• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1540-1546
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• 2009

One hundred and forty-four piglets with an average birth weight of 1,672${\pm}$13.4 g were used to evaluate different feeding strategies for piglets reared from birth on a dummy sow. A 3${\times}$2 factorial experiment compared three nursing frequencies (1, 3 or 6 h intervals) and two feeding regimes (milk only, or milk combined with access to creep feed and water). The piglets which were nursed at one hour intervals had the lightest body weights at all days, and the poorest combined milk and creep feed dry matter conversion efficiency to piglet body weight gain in the second week. Piglets which were nursed at 3 h intervals had the heaviest body weight at day 15 and 22, but those nursed at 6 h intervals achieved similar body weight by days 29 (milk withdrawal) and 36. Piglets offered creep feed were observed to wean themselves before cessation of milk availability, and the timing of this self-weaning depended on the nursing frequency. The piglets nursed at one hour intervals weaned themselves between day 22 and day 29, those nursed at 3 h intervals weaned themselves between day 15 and day 22, whilst those nursed at 6 h intervals weaned themselves between day 8 and day 15. The piglets which were nursed at 6 h intervals had the highest total dry matter intake in weeks 3 and 4 when fed with milk, creep feed and water but not when fed milk only. They consequently had the poorest dry matter conversion efficiency in the fourth week and overall when fed with milk, creep feed and water, but not when fed milk only. It is concluded that the optimal management routine under these conditions is a 3 h nursing cycle with provision of supplementary creep feed and water.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2020

The goal of this study was to determine an effective interval of playing a nursing sound stimulus. One hundred forty four lactating multiparous sows (Landrace; parity range: 2 to 7) and their litters (Landrace × Yorkshire) were divided into 3 block (48 each), each of which was randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups including control which had no call stimulus (n = 12 each). The call of nursing and suckling, plus a click sound, were used as a nursing sound stimulus that was played in the intervals of 35 min (T35), 40 min (T40) and 45 min (T45) right after the first parturition in each experimental group until the day of weaning. Nursing sound stimuli did not affect the sow feed intake and back fat thickness loss. No differences were detected among treatments in the percentages of sows returning to estrus within 5 days after weaning and sows without crushed piglets. However, the piglets' weaning weight and daily weight gain in T35 and T40 groups was greater (p < 0.01) than the controlled piglets. These results suggest that a nursing sound stimulus can improve the performance of suckling piglets, and that 35 or 40 min interval of playing a nursing sound could be the effective sound stimulus for nursing sows.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.516-524
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• 2024

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary spray-dried plasma (SDP) on the gut microbiota of lactating sows and their piglets. A total of 12 sows were randomly assigned to one of two dietary treatment groups in a completely randomized design. The treatments were a sow diet based on corn and soybean meal (CON), and a CON diet with an added 1% SDP. The sows were fed the dietary treatments from d 30 before farrowing to weaning (d 28). The fecal samples of three sows from each treatment and two of their randomly selected piglets were collected to verify their fecal microbiota. There were no differences in the alpha diversity and distinct clustering of the microbial communities in the sows and their piglets when SDP was added to the sow diets from late gestation to weaning. The fecal microbiota of the lactating sows and their piglets showed a higher relative abundance of the phylum Bacteroidota and genus Lactobacillus and Ruminococcus and showed a lower relative abundance of the phylum Bacillota and genus Bacteroides, Escherichia/Shigella, and Clostridium in the sows fed the SDP diet than those fed the CON diet. Overall, these results show that the addition of SDP to the sow diet during lactation altered the gut environment with positive microbial composition changes. These results were similar in the nursing piglets, suggesting that the control of the sow diets during lactation may contribute to the intestinal health and growth in piglets after weaning.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2007

모돈의 산차와 분만후 일령이 비유모돈과 그 자돈들의 행동에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 산차는 $1{\sim}2$ 산차, $3{\sim}4$ 산차, 5 산차 이상으로 나누고 각각의 산차에 해당하는 모돈이 분만 후 1일, 7일, 14일, 21일이 경과하였을 때 비유모돈과 포유자돈의 행동을 조사하였다. $1{\sim}8$산차 범위의 총 36두의 Landrace 혹은 Yorkshire 순종모돈과 복당 자돈수가 $11{\sim}13$두인 $Landrace\;{\times}\;Yorkshire\;F_1$ 자돈 439두를 공시하여 각 산차와 분만일령에 해당하는 비유 모돈과 그 자돈을 대상으로 24시간 동안의 행동을 각 처리당 3반복으로 비유모돈은 옆으로 누워있는 자세, 엎드린 자세, 앉은 자세, 서 있는 자세, 먹는 동작, 마시는 동작으로 보낸 시간비율을, 포유자돈은 누워 있는 자세, 걸어 다니는 동작, 포유성공, 포유실패로 보낸 시간비율을 분석하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 분만 후 비유기간동안 모돈은 거의 대부분의 시간을 누워서 보내는 것으로 나타났으며, 앉아 있거나 서 있거나 먹고 마시는 동작으로 보내는 시간은 많게는 15%에서 적게는 5% 정도를 차지하는 것으로 조사되었다. 비유기간 동안 모돈의 행동 빈도는 누워있는 자세, 엎드린 자세, 서 있는 자세, 앉아있는 자세, 먹는 동작, 마시는 동작 순으로 많았다. 2. 산차에 따른 비유기간 동안 모돈의 행동은 누워있는 자세와 앉아 있는 자세는 모돈의 산차 간에 차이가 없었으나, 엎드린 자세는 $1{\sim}2$산차 모돈이 가장 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 서있는 자세, 먹는 동작, 마시는 동작은 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 3. 모돈의 비유기간 동안 그 자돈들의 행동은 분만 직후에 누워 있는 비율이 낮고 걷는 동작의 비율이 낮은 반면 포유 성공과 포유 실패가 동시에 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 분만 7일 이후에는 비유기간의 진행에 따른 차이가 없었다. 4. 모돈의 산차에 따른 그 자돈들의 행동은 $1{\sim}2$ 산차 모돈의 자돈들이 누워 있는 시간 비율과 포유 실패가 낮은 경향을 나타내었으나, 3산 이상 모돈의 자돈들은 어떤 행동의 차이도 찾을 수 없었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.627-632
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• 2003

본 연구는 수유 후 30분에 NSS와 NSSCS를 분만 후 1일, 7일 및 14일차에 모돈과 포유자돈에게 재생하였을 때 모돈과 포유자돈의 행동반응을 관찰하고 분석함으로써 수 포유행동을 유발시키는데 보다 효과적인 소리를 규명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 분만 1일차의 모돈에서는 SI와 ST가 차이가 없었으나(p<0.05), 분만 7일차의 모돈에서는 SI가 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 높았을 뿐만 아니라(p<0.05) ST도 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 그리고 분만 14일차의 모돈에서도 SI가 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 고도로 높았으며(p<0.01), ST도 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 포유자돈의 경우 포유행동과 밀접하게 관련 있는 M이 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 일령에 관계없이 높았는데 7일령과 14일령에서는 유의차가 나타났으며(p<0.01), W는 7일령에서만 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 따라서, 모돈의 수유행동과 포유자돈의 포유행동을 유발시키는데 NSS도 효과가 있을 것으로 판단이 되지만 NSSCS가 NSS보다 더 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2019

This study was conducted to evaluate effects of dietary multi-carbohydrases (MCS) in a lactating sow diet on productive performance and immune responses of sows and their piglets. A total of 12 sows (218.37 ± 5.5 kg BW; 2 parity) were randomly assigned to 2 dietary treatments: a diet based on corn-soybean meal (CON) and CON with 0.01% MCS. The MCS contained xylanase (2,700 units/g), β-glucanase (700 units/g), and cellulase (800 units/g). Sows were fed the dietary treatments for 28 days (weaning) after farrowing. Blood samples were collected from sows on d 0, 3, and 7 after farrowing and randomly selected 2 nursing piglets in each sow on d 3, 7, and 14 after birth. Measurements were productive performance of sows, frequency of diarrhea of piglets, and immune responses of sows and their piglets. Sows fed MCS had lower (p < 0.05) their body weight change than those fed CON. Piglets from sows fed MCS had higher (p < 0.05) average weight gain and body weight at weaning day and lower (p < 0.10) frequency of diarrhea than those from sows fed CON. Sows fed MCS had lower number of white blood cells (WBC) on d 3 (p < 0.05) and TGF-β1 on d 7 (p < 0.10) during lactation than those fed CON. Similarly, piglets from sows fed MCS had also lower (p < 0.05) number of WBC on d 3 and d 7 and TGF-β1 and C-reactive protein on d 7 during lactation than those from sows fed CON. In addition, piglets from sows fed MCS had higher (p < 0.10) immunoglobulin G and M on d 7 during lactation those from sows fed CON. In conclusion, addition of dietary MCS in the lactating sow diet based on corn and soybean meal improved productive performance of sows and their litters and modulated their immune responses.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1485-1491
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• 2005

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of iron from an amino acid complex (Availa-$Fe^{\circledR}$) on the iron status of neonatal and suckling piglets. A total of 24 gestating sows (Landrace${\times}$Large White) were randomly allocated to three dietary treatments. The control diet contained 80 mg $kg^{-1}$ Fe from ferrous sulfate heptahydrate ($FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$), while the two experimental diets were supplemented with an additional 120 mg $kg^{-1}$ Fe from Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ or $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$, respectively. The lactating sows remained the same iron treatments as gestating sows, while neonatal piglets of 24 litters born from the above sows were allotted to another three treatments. Piglets from the sows of the control treatment were fed basal diet with no supplemental Fe as control treatment, but were injected with 100 mg Fe as Fe dextran at birth. Piglets from the sows of Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ or $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$ treatments were supplemented with 120 mg $kg^{-1}$ iron from Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ or $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$, respectively. The total born alive and weaned, and the average piglets weight at birth and at weaning were not significantly affected by the sow' dietary treatments (p>0.05). Iron from Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit and plasma iron of sows on day 90 and 105 of pregnancy and the milk iron of sows during lactation (p>0.05). Neonatal piglets in the Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ treatment had a significantly higher hemoglobin concentration (p<0.05) and higher hematocrit and plasma iron (p>0.05) than those in the other two treatments, respectively. The hemoglobin of suckling piglets in the Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ treatment was higher than that of piglets in $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$ treatment on day 28 (p<0.05). The total iron binding capacity of piglets in Availa-$Fe^{(R)}$ treatment was lower than that of piglets in the control and $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$ treatment on day 14 (p<0.05), but there was not a statistically significant difference among three treatments on day 28 (p>0.05). However, the hemoglobin and hematocrit of suckling piglets injected with Fe were higher than those of piglets in the other two treatments (p<0.05). This study indicated that the addition of 120 mg $kg^{-1}$ iron from amino acid complex into the diets improved iron status of neonatal and nursing piglets more effectively than the addition of 120 mg $kg^{-1}$ iron from $FeSO_4$.$7H_2O$, however, this improvement of the organic Fe was not sufficient to replace the Fe injection for prevention of iron-deficiency anemia.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.1076-1085
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• 2021

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of spray-dried plasma (SDP) supplementation during late gestation and lactation on productive performance and immune responses of sows and their litters. Twelve sows (227.78 ± 2.16 kg average body weight; 2.0 average parity) were randomly allotted to two dietary treatments: a basal diet (CON) and the basal diet supplemented with 1% SDP. Sows were fed experimental diets from d 30 before farrowing to weaning of their piglets. Blood samples were collected from sows on d 1, 3, and 7 of lactation and from two randomly selected nursing pigs per litter on d 3 and 7 after birth, and d 1, 3, and 7 after weaning. Productive performance and immune responses of sows and their piglets were measured. There was a trend of less body weight loss in sows supplemented with SDP (p < 0.10) during the lactation period and a trend of greater (p < 0.10) average daily gain in SDP piglets compared to those in the CON group. Sows in the SDP group tended to have lower (p < 0.10) serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and cortisol on d 3 and lower serum concentration of TNF-α on d 7 compared with sows in CON group. In comparison with CON piglets, piglets from SDP sows tended to have lower (p < 0.10) serum concentrations of TNF-α, TGF-β1, and cortisol on d 7 after birth, lower (p < 0.10) serum TNF-α and C-reactive protein on d 3 and 7 after weaning, and greater (p < 0.10) average daily gain after weaning. Moreover, weaned pigs from sows fed SDP had significantly lower (p < 0.05) serum concentrations of cortisol and TGF-β1 on d 3 and 7 postweaning, respectively, than CON piglets. In conclusion, SDP supplementation in sow diets from late gestation to weaning improved the productive performance of sows and their offspring; the beneficial effects of SDP may be mediated in part through modulation of immune responses of both sows and piglets.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.218-222
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• 1984

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 1984년(年) 7월(月) 6일(日)부터 8월(月) 3일(日)까지 28일간(日間), 분만모돈(分娩母豚) 40두(頭)와 분만자돈(分娩仔豚) 420두(頭)를 가지고, 분만(分娩), 포유(哺乳), 수안행동(睡眼行動)을 조사하고자 실시(實施)하였던 바, 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 분만모돈(分娩母豚)은 분만시(分娩時) 좌(左) 우(右)로 누워서 분만(分娩)했으며, 분만(分娩)도중 50%는 분만자세(分娩姿勢)를 바꾸었다. 출생(出生) 자돈(仔豚)의 65.5%는 앞쪽으로 출산(出산)하였다. 포유자세(哺乳姿勢)는 좌측(左側)으로 눕는것이 51.3%였다. 2. 자돈분만시간(仔豚分娩時間)은 239.3분(分)이었고, 자돈(仔豚)과 자돈(仔豚)의 분만간격(分娩間隔)은 19.3분(分)이었다. 3. 분만후(分娩後) 첫 번째 젖을 빨려는 시도는 분만후(分娩後) 24.3분(分)이었으며, 젖꼭지 결정시기는 분만후(分娩後) 31.9시간(時間)이었다. 4. 분만일(分娩日) 자돈(仔豚)의 포유시간(哺乳時間)과 포유회수(哺乳回數)는 각각(各各) 35.8초(秒)와 24.6회(回)/1일(日)이었으며, 포유기간(哺乳期間)이 경과할수록 포유시간(哺乳時間)과 포유회수(哺乳回數)가 단축되었다. (P<.01, P<.05) 포유간격(哺乳間隔)은 분만일(分娩日)에 58.5분(分)이었으며, 포유기간(哺乳期間)이 경과할수록 포유간격(哺乳間隔)이 길어졌다. 5. 포유모돈(哺乳母豚)은 하루중 깨어있는 시간이 31.7%, 쉬는 시간이 51.6%이었다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.191-194
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• 2002

The nursing vocalization of domestic pigs(Landrace$\times$Yorkshire) was investigated with respect to common features. All vocalizations uttered during nursings in 5 sows at 5 days after farrowing were recorded and 305 grunts were processed in a spectrograph. The sow's repeated grunting during nursing can be regarded as a contact call and a signal of the mother to start and synchronize the suckling behavior of the piglets. Analysis in the time domain revealed the gross structure of the call, whereas in the frequency domain the fine structure of single grunts was investigated. Nursing interval, duration of nursing behavior, duration of grunt, grunt rate per 10 seconds, fundamental frequency, 1 formant, 2 formant, 3 formant, 4 formant and spectrum were investigated. The results showed that mean interval between the nursing following one another was 25, 4.6 min and duration of nursing behavior was 3.2 $\pm$ 0.7 min. Average duration of grunt was 203.9 $\pm$ 63.6 ms. The formant contours could be identified. The nursing behavior might be disturbed by the grunts of alien sow.