Influence of creep feeder position on the behavior and performance of preweaning piglets and sows in a hot climate environment
Abstract The use of creep feeding for preweaning piglets is important to improve the performance of the piglets. The objective of this experiment was evaluate the effect of using or altering the position of piglet’s creep feeder during lactation on piglet’s performance and on behavior of piglets and sows kept in a hot climate environment. Forty-five sows and their litters at 10 days of lactation were randomly distributed into three treatments: front feeder (FF) - near the side of the sow’s head; back feeder (BF) - near the side of the rump of the sow; and no feeder (NF). All piglets were weighed individually to evaluate the average weight, weight gain and coefficient of variation of the weight. Behavior assessments of the piglets and sows were recorded in 3 period. At 15 and 21 d, piglets of the FF treatment were heavier (P ≤ 0.0001) than piglets of the other treatments. At 10-21d piglets of FF treatment had 76.2% less belly nosing behavior than the NF piglets (P=0.015). The treatments had no impact on behavior of the sows. The creep feeders positioned in the front of the farrowing crate increased piglet growth rate and decreased frequency of belly nosing behavior.
Main Authors: | OLIVEIRA,EWERSON S., NASCIMENTO,ELAINE L.L., LIMA,HELLEN K.S., NEVES,JACQUELINE S., DAMASCENO,JAMILLY G., SILVA,JULIANA C., OLIVEIRA,NATÁLIA C., NASCIMENTO,PEDRO H., OLIVEIRA,RAFAEL A., ARAÚJO,VITOR O., VIEIRA,MARIA F.A., MONTEIRO,BRUNO M., SCHINCKEL,ALLAN P., GARBOSSA,CESAR A.P. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2021
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652021000501306 |
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