ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Effect of Maternal Diet and Medium Chain Fatty Acids Supplementation for Piglets on Their Digestive Tract Development, Structure, and Chyme Acidity as Well as Performance and Health Status.
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- Effects of dietary medium-chain fatty acid supplementation levels on growth performance, fecal score, energy, antioxidant, inflammatory status, and fecal metabolites of nursery pigs fed high-protein diets.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
- Multi-omics analysis reveals that glyceryl monooleate mitigates PEDV-induced intestinal injury in piglets.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Effects of dietary medium-chain fatty acid supplementation levels on growth performance, blood parameters, fecal score and metabolites in nursery pigs.Animal bioscience · 2025Article
- Maternal consumption of glycerol monolaurate optimizes milk fatty acid profile and enhances piglet gut health in association with G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) activation.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Article
- The Role of Nutrition Across Production Stages to Improve Sow Longevity.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Effects of Different Combinations of Sodium Butyrate, Medium-Chain Fatty Acids and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Reproductive Performance of Sows and Biochemical Parameters, Oxidative Status and Intestinal Health of Their Offspring.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Dynamics of fatty acid and non-volatile polar metabolite profiles in colostrum and milk depending on the lactation stage and parity number of sows.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effects of dietary crude protein level and sodium butyrate protected by medium-chain fatty acid salts on performance and gut health in weaned piglets.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- Alterations in Essential Fatty Acids, Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, and IgM), and Enteric Methane Emission in Primiparous Sows Fed Hemp Seed Oil and Their Offspring Response.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- The interplay between the gut microbiota and metabolism during the third trimester of pregnancy.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of oils for sows during late pregnancy and lactation on offspring performance. In addition, the effect of caprylic acid (C8) or medium-chain triglyceride oil (MCT) in piglets' feed on their gut development, performance, and health status was determined. The experiment was conducted on 24 sows allocated to two treatments: diet with rapeseed oil or with coconut oil. Newborn piglets were randomly allocated to three treatments: feed with no supplement or supplemented with 0.3% MCT or with 0.3% C8. The results showed that both oils had no effect on sow reproductive rates; however, fatty acid patterns of milk differed significantly and the number of lost piglets was lower in sow fed with coconut oil. Both caprylic and MCT oil significantly improved piglet performance and villus height. These additives did not change triacylglycerol content in blood, but C8 lowered total cholesterol and MCT increased IgG content. It can be concluded that coconut oil fed to pregnant and lactating sows can markedly reduce the mortality of piglets and that caprylic acid and medium-chain fatty acid oil can be a good supplement in weaned piglet feed.
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