scholarly journals Effects of the use of α-amylase and lipase enzymes on the productive performance of recently weaned piglets

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Guido Arnaldo Portillo ◽  
Juan Eusebio Renaut Aquino ◽  
Elva Estefani Silva Mazacotte
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Noelly Ramos de Araújo ◽  
José Pinheiro Lopes Neto ◽  
José Wallace Barbosa do Nascimento ◽  
Fernanda Fernandes de Melo Lopes ◽  
Maria Luíza de Souza Rezende

CONFORTO TÉRMICO E DESEMPENHO DE LEITÕES CRIADOS EM GAIOLAS ENRIQUECIDAS COM PISO DE RESÍDUOS DE EVA (ETILENO-ACETATO DE VINILA)   SILVIA NOELLY RAMOS DE ARAÚJO1, JOSÉ PINHEIRO LOPES NETO2, JOSÉ WALLACE BARBOSA DO NASCIMENTO3, FERNANDA FERNANDES DE MELO LOPES4, MARIA LUIZA DE SOUZA REZENDE5   Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882 – Universitário, 58429-900, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil, [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].   RESUMO: Objetivou-se analisar o conforto térmico de leitões na fase de creche, mantidos em instalações com piso de placas de resíduos EVA, utilizadas para reduzir a transferência de calor dos animais para a superfície de contato, utilizando-se 24 leitões desmamados, com idade média de 23 + 2 dias, distribuídos em 8 baias, utilizando-se dois tipos de pisos: tratamento 1- Placas de EVA + piso plástico vazado e o tratamento 2- piso plástico vazado. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado (DIC) e a comparação entre as médias através do teste de Tukey (P<0,05). A caracterização do ambiente térmico foi realizada por meio do registro da temperatura do ar, umidade relativa, temperatura de globo negro, luminosidade e velocidade do vento. Para a análise do conforto térmico proporcionado pelos pisos utilizou-se os índices de conforto térmico (temperatura de globo negro e umidade e a carga térmica de radiação), o mapeamento térmico superficial (pisos e leitões) e o desempenho produtivo dos animais. Os resultados indicaram que, as placas sobre o piso mostraram ser eficiente na redução da transferência de calor sensível entre o piso-leitão, o que tornou o aquecimento mais eficaz para os animais.   Palavras-chaves: conforto térmico, creche suína, material alternativo, piso plástico.   THERMAL COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE OF PIGLETS CREATED IN ENRICHED CAGES WITH EVA WASTE FLOOR (VINYL ETHYLENE ACETATE)   ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the thermal comfort of piglets in nursery phase, maintained in systems with EVA waste plates floor, used to reduce the animal heat transfer to the contact surface, using 24 weaned piglets, average age 23 + 2 days, distributed in 8 bays, using two types of floors: treatment 1: EVA plates + leaked plastic floor and treatment 2: leaked plastic floor. The experimental design was completely randomized (CRD) and the means were compared using Tukey's test (P<0.05). The characterization of the thermal environment was performed by recording the air temperature, relative humidity, black globe temperature, luminosity and wind speed. Thermal comfort indices (black globe temperature and humidity and thermal radiation load), thermal thermal mapping (floors and piglets) and the productive performance of animals were used to analyze the thermal comfort provided by the floors. The results indicated that the boards on the floor were shown to be efficient in reducing the transfer of sensible heat between the floor-piglet, which made heating more effective for the animals.   Keywords: thermal comfort, nursery, alternative material, plastic floor.


2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 108-109
Author(s):  
Vitor Hugo C Moita ◽  
Márvio L Abreu ◽  
Bruno N Silva ◽  
Rhuan Chaves ◽  
Ronaldo Lucas S Tolentino ◽  
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Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the supplementation on post weaning diets of the conventional source of zinc oxide (ZnO) and/or a potentiated source of zinc oxide (PZnO) and different (P) levels on productive performance, incidence of diarrhea, (Zn) and (Cu) fecal excretion. Eighty-four pigs weaned at 21 days of age were allocated in a randomized block design with four dietary treatments [T1: no inclusion of ZnO and regular P levels (0.440%; 0.420%; 0.400%; 0.380%); T2: inclusion of ZnO and regular P levels (0.440%; 0.420%; 0.400%; 0.380%); T3: ZnO and PZnO and 10% low P levels (0.396%; 0.379%; 0.360%; 0.340%); T4: inclusion of the PZnO and 10% low P levels (0.396%; 0.379%; 0.360%; 0.340%)], with seven replications and three pigs/pen. The nutritional program was: (pre-starter 1: d 21 to 28; pre-starter II: d 28 to 35; starter I: d 35 to 49; and starter II: d 49 to 63). The Tukey test was adopted to compare the means (SAS, 9.3). From d 1 to 14, T2 improved ADG (P &lt; 0.05) and BW (P &lt; 0.05) at d 14. From the period of d1 to d28, pigs fed with T2 diets showed higher ADG (P &lt; 0.05), ADFI (P &lt; 0.05) and, consequently, higher BW (P &lt; 0.05) at d 28. From d 1 to 42, pigs fed with PZnO diet performed the highest ADFI (P &lt; 0.05). Evaluating overall data of diarrhea, T2 reduced the incidence of diarrhea (P &lt; 0.05). T4 reduced Zn and P fecal excretion during the period from d 7 to 28 (P &lt; 0.05). Therefore, the use of ZnO and PZnO provide the same performance results of piglets on the period from d 1 to 42 after weaning. Furthermore, the inclusion of PZnO reduces the Zn and P fecal excretion.


2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-186
Author(s):  
Mudhar A. S. Abu Tabeekh ◽  
Riyad K. Mosa ◽  
Rabia J. Abbas

Intermittent Lighting Improves the Efficiency of Artificial Insemination in Cage Housed Laying Hens Kavtarashvili A.Sh., Kolokolnikova T.N. Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute” of Russian Academy of Sciences Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center Summary: The effects of different lighting regimes on the oviposition schedule, productive performance, and reproductive efficiency in cage housed laying hens of layer parental flock (Hisex White-R) were studied; the reasonable regime of artificial insemination (AI) under intermittent lighting is proposed. It was found that intermittent lighting regime 1L:4D:4L:1D:4L:10D compared to the constant lighting significantly alters oviposition schedule: under this regime 82.3% of all daily eggs were laid until 9 am (vs. 66.6% in control). This regime and AI at 10 am improved the productive and reproductive performance compared to control (constant lighting 16L:8D and AI at 12 am): mortality by 1.9%, egg production per initial hen by 3.8%, egg weight by 1.1%, percentage of eggs suitable for incubation by 1.9%, egg fertility by 0.9%, hatchability by 2.3%, hatch of chicks by 2.9%, feed conversion ratio (kg of feed per 10 eggs) by 5.3%, the expenses of electric energy for lighting (per 1000 eggs suitable for incubation) by 54.5%. Key words: INTERMITTENT LIGHTING, CAGE HOUSED LAYERS, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI), OVIPOSITION SCHEDULE, AI TIMING, PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE


2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 1935-1942 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA MARIA O. DIAS ◽  
LUIS F.G. DE MENEZES ◽  
WAGNER PARIS ◽  
PRISCILA V. DOS SANTOS ◽  
RONALDO R. BIESEK ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1459
Author(s):  
Mohamed Rhouma ◽  
Charlotte Braley ◽  
William Thériault ◽  
Alexandre Thibodeau ◽  
Sylvain Quessy ◽  
...  

The intestinal microbiota plays several important roles in pig health and growth. The aim of the current study was to characterize the changes in the fecal microbiota diversity and composition of weaned piglets following an oral challenge with an ETEC: F4 strain and/or a treatment with colistin sulfate (CS). Twenty-eight piglets were used in this experiment and were divided into four groups: challenged untreated, challenged treated, unchallenged treated, and unchallenged untreated. Rectal swab samples were collected at five sampling times throughout the study. Total genomic DNA was used to assess the fecal microbiota diversity and composition using the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. The relative abundance, the composition, and the community structure of piglet fecal microbiota was highly affected by the ETEC: F4 challenge throughout the experiment, while the oral treatment with CS, a narrow spectrum antibiotic, resulted in a significant decrease of E. coli/Shigella populations during the treatment period only. This study was the first to identify some gut microbiota subgroups (e.g., Streptococcus, Lachnospiraceae) that are associated with healthy piglets as compared to ETEC: F4 challenged animals. These key findings might contribute to the development of alternative strategies to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the control of post-weaning diarrhea in pigs.


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