Effects of a dietary crude fibre concentrate on growth in weaned piglets

• Published in: Animal (Cambridge, England) England), 2017-11, Vol.11 (11), p.1905-1912
• Main Authors: Superchi, P., Saleri, R., Borghetti, P., Ferrarini, G., Cavalli, V., Sereni, M., Zavattini, S., Sabbioni, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acute phase proteins; Age; Animal Feed; Animals; Antibiotics; Cellulose; crude fibre concentrate; Diarrhea; Diet; Diet - veterinary; Dietary fiber; Dietary Fiber - pharmacology; Dietary Supplements; Energy balance; Feed conversion; Feed efficiency; Feed science; Feeds; Female; functional fibre; Gene expression; growth; Growth Hormone - blood; Growth Hormone - drug effects; Growth hormones; Hogs; Hormones; Hydration; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 - blood; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 - drug effects; Insulin-like growth factor I; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - drug effects; Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3; Interleukin 6; Interleukins; Leptin; Lignocellulose; Male; Metabolism; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Particle size; piglets; Research Article; Suidae; Swine - growth & development; Swine - physiology; Weaning; Weight Gain - drug effects; Wood
• ISSN: 1751-7311; 1751-732X
• DOI: 10.1017/S175173111700057X

Many fibre sources can help the adaptation of piglets at weaning, improving the growth. In this study, the effects of a dietary crude fibre concentrate (CFC) on piglet’s growth was investigated. From 31 to 51 days of age, 108 weaned piglets (D×(Lw×L)), had access to two isofibrous, isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets, supplemented with 1% of CFC (CFC group) or not (control (CON) group). From days 52 to 64 all piglets received the same starter diet. During the dietary treatment period the CFC group showed higher average daily gain, average daily feed intake and feed efficiency (P