Open AccessDietary Supplementation of a Yeast-Whey Preparation for Weaned Piglets
Author(s) -
Anna Szuba-Trznadel,
Tomasz Hikawczuk,
Małgorzata Korzeniowska,
B. Fuchs
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta veterinaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1820-7448
pISSN - 0567-8315
DOI - 10.2478/acve-2020-0009
Subject(s) - yeast , weaning , zoology , biology , body weight , feces , diarrhea , urea , gastrointestinal tract , food science , feed conversion ratio , biochemistry , medicine , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology
Weaning is a stressful period for the piglets and the sow. Stress during weaning is related to the change of diet which can affect the physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as the microbial and immunological status of the animals. In the experiment a yeast-whey preparation was used to decrease the transient growth depression related to reduction of feed intake by the piglets. The piglets were assigned to three treatments. In the control group (I) the animals obtained standard feed mixture used routinely at the farm. In the case of piglets from II and III treatment, the yeast-whey preparation was added in the quantity of 4 and 7%, respectively. Application of 7% yeast-whey preparation to the diet significantly increased the body weight of piglets (p 0.05), except for the blood urea level, which was significantly lower (p<0.05) in the treatments where the yeast-whey preparation was used. These results indicated that yeast-whey preparation efficiently suppressed post-weaning diarrhea and improved the performance of the animals.