scholarly journals The effects of birth weight and estimated breeding value for protein deposition on nitrogen efficiency in growing pigs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C M C van der Peet-Schwering ◽  
L M G Verschuren ◽  
R Bergsma ◽  
M S Hedemann ◽  
G P Binnendijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Nitrogen Efficiency ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Targeted Metabolomics ◽  
N Retention ◽  
Protein Deposition ◽  
N Efficiency ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value

Abstract The effects of birth weight (BiW) (low BiW (LBW) vs high BiW (HBW)) and estimated breeding value for protein deposition (EBV) (low EBV (LBV) vs high EBV (HBV)) on N retention, N efficiency and concentrations of metabolites in plasma and urine related to N efficiency in growing pigs were studied. At an age of 14 weeks, 10 LBW-LBV (BiW: 1.07 + 0.09 (SD) kg; EBV: -2.52 + 3.97 g/d, compared to an average crossbred pig with a protein deposition of 165 g/d), 10 LBW-HBV (BiW: 1.02 + 0.13 kg; EBV: 10.47 + 4.26 g/d), 10 HBW-LBV (BiW: 1.80 + 0.13 kg; EBV: -2.15 + 2.28 g/d), and 10 HBW-HBV (BiW: 1.80 + 0.15 kg; EBV: 11.18 + 3.68 g/d), male growing pigs were allotted to the experiment. The pigs were individually housed in metabolism cages and were subjected to a N balance study in two sequential periods of 5 d, after a 11-d dietary adaptation period. Pigs were assigned to a protein adequate (A) or protein restricted (R, 70% of A) regime in a change-over design. Pigs were fed 2.8 times the energy requirements for maintenance. Non-targeted metabolomics analyses were performed in urine and blood plasma samples. The N retention (in g/d) was higher in the HBW than in the LBW pigs (P < 0.001). The N retention (in g/(kg BW 0.75.d)) and N efficiency, however, were not affected by BiW of the pigs. The N retention (P = 0.04) and N efficiency (P = 0.04) were higher in HBV than in LVB pigs on the A regime, but were not affected by EBV in pigs on the R regime. Restricting the dietary protein supply with 30% decreased the N retention (P < 0.001) but increased the N efficiency (P = 0.003). Non-targeted metabolomics showed that a hexose, free amino acids (AA) and lysophosphatidylcholines were the most important metabolites in plasma for the discrimination between HBV and LBV pigs, whereas metabolites of microbial origin contributed to the discrimination between HBV and LBV pigs in urine. This study shows that BiW does not affect N efficiency in later life of pigs. Nitrogen efficiency and N retention were higher in HBV than in LBV pigs on the A regime, but similar in HBV and LBV pigs on the R regime. In precision feeding concepts aiming to further optimize protein and AA efficiency in pigs, the variation in EBV for protein deposition of pigs should be considered as a factor determining N retention, growth performance and N-efficiency.

scholarly journals Birth weight affects body protein retention but not nitrogen efficiency in the later life of pigs

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola M C van der Peet-Schwering ◽  
Lisanne M G Verschuren ◽  
Mette S Hedemann ◽  
Gisabeth P Binnendijk ◽  
Alfons J M Jansman
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Blood Plasma ◽  
Dietary Protein ◽  
Urinary Metabolites ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Urinary Concentration ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
N Retention ◽  
N Efficiency ◽  
In Blood Plasma

Abstract Exploring factors that might affect nitrogen (N) efficiency in pigs could support the development of precision feeding concepts. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to determine the effects of birth weight (BiW) on N retention, N efficiency, and concentrations of metabolites in plasma and urine related to N efficiency in male pigs of 14 wk of age. BiW of the low BiW (LBW) and high BiW (HBW) pigs was 1.11 ± 0.14 and 1.79 ± 0.12 kg, respectively. Twenty LBW and 20 HBW pigs were individually housed in metabolism cages and were subjected to an N balance study in two sequential periods of 5 d, after an 11-d adaptation period. Pigs were assigned to a protein adequate (A) or protein restricted (R, 70% of A) regime in a change-over design and fed restrictedly 2.8 times the energy requirements for maintenance. Nontargeted metabolomics analyses were performed in urine and blood plasma samples. The N retention in g/d was higher in the HBW than in the LBW pigs (P < 0.001). The N retention in g/(kg BW0.75·d) and N efficiency (= 100% × N retention / N intake), however, were not affected by BiW of the pigs. Moreover, fecal digestibility of N and urinary concentration of N and urea were not affected by BiW of the pigs. The concentration of insulin (P = 0.08) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1;P = 0.05) in blood plasma was higher in HBW pigs, whereas the concentration of α-amino N tended to be lower in HBW pigs (P = 0.06). The LBW and HBW pigs could not be discriminated based on the plasma and urinary metabolites retrieved by nontargeted metabolomics. Restricting dietary protein supply decreased N retention (P < 0.001), N efficiency (P = 0.07), fecal N digestibility (P < 0.001), urinary concentration of N and urea (P < 0.001), and concentration of urea (P < 0.001), IGF-1 (P < 0.001), and α-amino N (P < 0.001) in blood plasma. The plasma and urinary metabolites differing between dietary protein regime were mostly amino acids (AA) or their derivatives, metabolites of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and glucuronidated compounds, almost all being higher in the pigs fed the A regime. This study shows that BiW affects absolute N retention but does not affect N efficiency in growing pigs. Therefore, in precision feeding concepts, BiW of pigs should be considered as a factor determining protein deposition capacity but less as a trait determining N efficiency.

EFFECT OF SALINOMYCIN ON NUTRIENT ABSORPTION AND RETENTION BY GROWING PIGS FED CORN-SOYBEAN MEAL DIETS WITH OR WITHOUT OAT HULLS OR WHEAT BRAN

1986 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT J. MOORE ◽  
E. T. KORNEGAY ◽  
M. D. LINDEMANN
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Bran ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Oat Hulls ◽  
N Retention ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Fiber Diet

Four balance trials were conducted to determine the effect of the antibiotic salinomycin (SM) on nitrogen (N) and energy utilization and fiber component digestibility by swine fed low- or high-fiber diets. Treatments were corn-soybean meal control (C), 10% oat hull (OH) and 20% wheat bran (WB) diets, each with or without SM (82 mg kg−1). In trial 1A, 12 female pigs (34.6 kg) were fed the C or WB diets with or without SM for a 9-d adaptation period followed by a 5-d feces and urine collection period. In trial IB, the same pigs (50.5 kg) were fed the C or OH diets with previous fiber and SM levels reversed. Trial 2 was conducted in a similar fashion with the order of the fiber sources fed reversed (OH in trial 2A, 32.3 kg; WB in trial 2B, 44.7 kg). SM increased apparent N digestibility and N absorption (P < 0.01) in the WB trials, but also increased (P < 0.05) urine N and thus SM did not affect N retention. Although apparent N absorption was decreased (P < 0.06) by SM in the OH trials, this largely reflected a lower N intake (P < 0.02) and SM did not alter N retention. SM did not alter apparent energy utilization by pigs fed the C or OH diets, but increased the coefficients for DE and ME (P < 0.01) and dry matter (DM) digestibility (P < 0.05) of pigs fed the WB diets. Both OH and WB decreased apparent N digestibility (P < 0.01), but did not affect N retention (P > 0.10). OH and WB decreased (P < 0.01) energy digestibility. Digestion coefficients for DM, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, cellulose and hemi-cellulose were not affected by SM, but were depressed by OH and WB (P < 0.01). Estimated DM digestibilities (calculated by difference) for OH and WB were 4.9% and 61.3%, respectively. The data indicate that SM may influence energy and N utilization in pigs fed a degradable source of fiber (WB), but not in pigs fed a low-fiber diet (C) or a diet containing a high-fiber ingredient resistant to fermentation (OH). This suggests that SM may alter microbial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract of the pig. Key words: Swine, fiber, salinomycin, nitrogen utilization, energy utilization

scholarly journals PSVII-21 Revision of the model estimating real-time Lys requirements in individual growing-finishing pigs

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 223-223
Author(s):  
Aline Remus ◽  
candido Pomar
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Protein Deposition ◽  
N Efficiency ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Growth Experiments ◽  
Feeding Techniques

Abstract The objective of this study was to review the calibration of the model estimating real-time Lys requirements individual in growing-finishing pigs. Two 28 d growth experiments were performed with 110 pigs distributed in a complete randomized design with growing (25 kg BW ± 2.1, n = 60; 10 pigs per treatment) and finishing (68 kg BW ± 1.8, n = 60; 10 pigs per treatment) barrows. Pigs were fed with 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, or 110% of the pig’s estimated individual standardized ileal digestible (SID) Lys (SIDLys) requirements. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray densitometry on days 1 and 28 of the trial. Pigs were housed in the same pen but fed individually using computerized feeding stations. The Mixed and NLIN procedures of SAS were used to analyze the data and estimate optimal SIDLys requirements. In the growing and finishing trials protein in gain (17 to 19%; 13 to 16%) and N efficiency (52 to 65%; 40 to 55%) increased linearly (P < 0.01) with the increasing levels of SIDLys. Maximum ADG (0.98 kg/d) and protein deposition (PD; 170 g/d) were observed in growing pigs fed at 100% of the estimated SIDLys requirements (P < 0.001). Finishing pigs had maximal ADG (1.2 kg/d) when fed at 100% of the estimated SIDLys requirements, but PD increased linearly (P < 0.05) with SIDLys levels without reaching a plateau at the higher levels of Lys intake. The proposed model correctly estimates the level of SIDLys that maximizes PD and ADG in growing (25 to 50 kg of BW), and ADG in finishing pigs (65 to 100 kg BW); still, there is an opportunity for increasing PD in older pigs fed using precision feeding techniques.

scholarly journals Genome Wide Screening of Candidate Genes for Improving Piglet Birth Weight Using High and Low Estimated Breeding Value Populations

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifan Zhang ◽  
Xiang Zhou ◽  
Jennifer J. Michal ◽  
Bo Ding ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value

scholarly journals Follicular development of sows at weaning in relation to estimated breeding value for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight

animal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 554-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.G.J. Costermans ◽  
K.J. Teerds ◽  
J. Keijer ◽  
E.F. Knol ◽  
R.E. Koopmanschap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Follicular Development ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value

scholarly journals Selection of Bali cattle based on birth weight and calving interval records at West Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
S. Said ◽  
W. P. B. Putra ◽  
M. Muzawar ◽  
S. A. Kantong
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Calving Interval ◽  
Selection Program ◽  
Bos Javanicus ◽  
R Value ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value ◽  
Bali Cattle ◽  
Selection Of

Birth weight and calving interval are included of productivity traits that can be increased by selection program. However, the standard of desirable birth weight in cattle during the selection program is important to prevent dystocia incident risk. This study was aimed to select Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) based on Estimated Breeding Value of birth weight (EBVBW) and Most Probable Producing Ability of birth weight (MPPABW) and calving interval (MPPACI). Total of 758 records data of BW were collected from Lombok and Sumbawa islands, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Research showed the average of BW in Bali calves were 15.69±1.70 kg (Lombok) and 13.49±1.89 (Sumbawa). The average of CI in Bali cows at both islands were about 385 days. In addition, the heritability (h2) values of BW in both islands was about 0.90. The repeatability (r) values of BW in both islands were about 0.30. Meanwhile, the r value of CI in Sumbawa island was 0.39. The highest of EBVBW for sire was +4.25 kg by bull’s ID: 0838 (Sumbawa). Meanwhile, the highest of EBVBW for calves was +6.07 kg by calf’s ID: 0917 (Sumbawa). The highest of MPPABW was +2.67 kg by cow’s ID: 0872 (Sumbawa). The lowest of MPPACI was -25.70 days by cow’s ID: 02076 (Lombok). 

scholarly journals 181 Effects of Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic on energy and nutrient digestibility of growing pigs

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 80-80
Author(s):  
Jinlong Zhu ◽  
Gerald C Shurson ◽  
Lynsey Whitacre ◽  
Ignacio R Ipharraguerre ◽  
Pedro E Urriola
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Aspergillus Oryzae ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Nutrient Digestibility ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Ileal Digestibility ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Wheat Middlings ◽  
Corn Distillers

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the effects of an Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic (AOP, Amaferm®) on nutrient digestibility in growing pigs fed high fiber diets. Eighteen growing barrows (initial BW = 50.60 ± 4.90 kg) were surgically equipped with a T-cannula at the distal ileum. Three diets were formulated by including 29.65% corn-distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), 36.65% rice bran (RB) or 24.59% wheat middlings (WM) in corn and soybean meal-based diets to meet nutrient requirements for 50 to 75 kg growing pigs. Three additional diets were formulated by supplementing 0.05% AOP at the expense of corn in DDGS (DDGS + AOP), RB (RB + AOP), and wheat middlings (WM + AOP) diets. Pigs were allotted randomly to a triplicated 6 × 2 Youden square design with 6 diets and 2 successive periods. Feces and ileal digesta were collected for 2 d after a 21 d adaptation period, and nutrient content was analyzed to calculate apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and apparent ileal digestibility (AID). Standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of amino acids was calculated by correcting AID with basal endogenous amino acid losses determined from the same set of pigs. Supplementation of 0.05% AOP increased (P &lt; 0.05) ATTD of DM, GE, CP, NDF, and ash in DDGS, RB, and WM diets. Diet DE was 35 kcal/kg greater (P &lt; 0.05) in pigs fed AOP supplemented diets compared with those fed diets without AOP. Pigs fed DDGS+AOP diet had greater (P &lt; 0.05) AID of ether extract compared to those fed DDGS diet. However, supplementation of AOP did not (P &gt; 0.05) affect AID of GE, DM, CP, NDF, ash or SID of amino acids. In conclusion, supplementation of AOP in high fiber diets containing DDGS, RB, or WM increased total tract energy value and nutrient digestibility.

scholarly journals 45 A permutation test for validation of genomic estimated breeding values

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 8-9
Author(s):  
Zahra Karimi ◽  
Brian Sullivan ◽  
Mohsen Jafarikia
Keyword(s):  
Permutation Test ◽  
Breeding Value ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Type I ◽  
Future Performance ◽  
Small Data Sets ◽  
Estimated Breeding Value ◽  
Estimated Breeding Values ◽  
Top 40

Abstract Previous studies have shown that the accuracy of Genomic Estimated Breeding Value (GEBV) as a predictor of future performance is higher than the traditional Estimated Breeding Value (EBV). The purpose of this study was to estimate the potential advantage of selection on GEBV for litter size (LS) compared to selection on EBV in the Canadian swine dam line breeds. The study included 236 Landrace and 210 Yorkshire gilts born in 2017 which had their first farrowing after 2017. GEBV and EBV for LS were calculated with data that was available at the end of 2017 (GEBV2017 and EBV2017, respectively). De-regressed EBV for LS in July 2019 (dEBV2019) was used as an adjusted phenotype. The average dEBV2019 for the top 40% of sows based on GEBV2017 was compared to the average dEBV2019 for the top 40% of sows based on EBV2017. The standard error of the estimated difference for each breed was estimated by comparing the average dEBV2019 for repeated random samples of two sets of 40% of the gilts. In comparison to the top 40% ranked based on EBV2017, ranking based on GEBV2017 resulted in an extra 0.45 (±0.29) and 0.37 (±0.25) piglets born per litter in Landrace and Yorkshire replacement gilts, respectively. The estimated Type I errors of the GEBV2017 gain over EBV2017 were 6% and 7% in Landrace and Yorkshire, respectively. Considering selection of both replacement boars and replacement gilts using GEBV instead of EBV can translate into increased annual genetic gain of 0.3 extra piglets per litter, which would more than double the rate of gain observed from typical EBV based selection. The permutation test for validation used in this study appears effective with relatively small data sets and could be applied to other traits, other species and other prediction methods.

scholarly journals The influence of xylanase on the fermentability, digestibility, and physiochemical properties of insoluble corn-based fiber along the gastrointestinal tract of growing pigs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L Petry ◽  
Nichole F Huntley ◽  
Michael R Bedford ◽  
John F Patience
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Nutrient Digestibility ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Gross Energy ◽  
Digesta Viscosity ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In theory, supplementing xylanase in corn-based swine diets should improve nutrient and energy digestibility and fiber fermentability, but its efficacy is inconsistent. The experimental objective was to investigate the impact of xylanase on energy and nutrient digestibility, digesta viscosity, and fermentation when pigs are fed a diet high in insoluble fiber (&gt;20% neutral detergent fiber; NDF) and given a 46-d dietary adaptation period. Three replicates of 20 growing gilts were blocked by initial body weight, individually housed, and assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments: a low-fiber control (LF) with 7.5% NDF, a 30% corn bran high-fiber control (HF; 21.9% NDF), HF+100 mg xylanase/kg [HF+XY, (Econase XT 25P; AB Vista, Marlborough, UK)] providing 16,000 birch xylan units/kg; and HF+50 mg arabinoxylan-oligosaccharide (AXOS) product/kg [HF+AX, (XOS 35A; Shandong Longlive Biotechnology, Shandong, China)] providing AXOS with 3-7 degrees of polymerization. Gilts were allowed ad libitum access to fed for 36-d. On d 36, pigs were housed in metabolism crates for a 10-d period, limit fed, and feces were collected. On d 46, pigs were euthanized and ileal, cecal, and colonic digesta were collected. Data were analyzed as a linear mixed model with block and replication as random effects, and treatment as a fixed effect. Compared with LF, HF reduced the apparent ileal digestibility (AID), apparent cecal digestibility (ACED), apparent colonic digestibility (ACOD), and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dry matter (DM), gross energy (GE), crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), NDF, and hemicellulose (P&lt;0.01). Relative to HF, HF+XY improved the AID of GE, CP, and NDF (P&lt;0.05), and improved the ACED, ACOD, and ATTD of DM, GE, CP, NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose (P&lt;0.05). Among treatments, pigs fed HF had increased hindgut DM disappearance (P=0.031). Relative to HF, HF+XY improved cecal disappearance of DM (162 vs. 98g; P=0.008) and NDF (44 vs. 13g; P&lt;0.01). Pigs fed xylanase had a greater proportion of acetate in cecal digesta and butyrate in colonic digesta among treatments (P&lt;0.05). Compared with LF, HF increased ileal, cecal, and colonic viscosity, but HF+XY decreased ileal viscosity compared with HF (P&lt;0.001). In conclusion, increased insoluble corn-based fiber decreases digestibility, reduces cecal fermentation, and increases digesta viscosity, but supplementing xylanase partially mitigated that effect.

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