ArticleJournal of animal science and biotechnology2023
Dietary supplementation of laminarin improves the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling piglets.
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- Maternal Euglena gracilis supplementation alters sow and piglet gut microbiota, reduces diarrhea incidence, and enhances piglet growth.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
- Brown Algae Polysaccharides Alleviate Diquat-Induced Oxidative Stress in Piglets and IPEC-J2 Cells via Nrf2/ARE Signaling Pathway.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Effects of prebiotics from diverse sources on dysbiotic gut microbiota associated to western diet: Insights from the human Mucosal ARtificial COLon (M-ARCOL).Current research in food science · 2025Article
- Metabolomic and lipidomic insights into the impact ofComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Supplementation with probiotics co-cultivation improves the reproductive performance in a sow-piglet model by mother-infant microbiota transmission and placental mTOR signaling.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Article
- Maternal Intake of Laminarin Improves Infant Growth and Health by Fortifying Metabolite Profiles of Colostrum and Milk.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024Article
- Natural Food Components as Biocompatible Carriers: A Novel Approach to Glioblastoma Drug Delivery.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal nutrition is essential in keeping a highly efficient production system in the pig industry. Laminarin has been shown to improve antioxidant capacity, reduce the inflammatory response, and favor the homeostasis of intestinal microbiota. However, the effect of dietary supplementation of laminarin on the reproductive performance of sows and the growth of suckling offspring remains unknown.
methodsA total of 40 Landrace × Yorkshire multiparous sows on d 85 of gestation, similar in age, body weight (BW), parity and reproductive performance, were randomly divided into four dietary treatments with 10 sows per treatment, receiving a control diet (basal pregnancy or lactating diets) and a basal diet supplemented with 0.025%, 0.05% and 0.10% laminarin, respectively. The experiment lasted from d 85 of gestation to d 21 of lactation.
resultsLaminarin supplementation linearly increased number born alive per litter (P = 0.03), average daily feed intake (ADFI, P < 0.01), and total milk yield of sows during the lactation of 1-21 d (P = 0.02). Furthermore, maternal laminarin supplementation increased the average daily gain (ADG) of piglets while tending to reduce the culling and death rate before weaning. In addition, alterations to the composition of colostrum and milk, as well as to serum inflammatory cytokines and immunoglobulins of sows were observed. The fecal microbiota profile of sows supported the improvement of reproductive performance in sows and the growth performance in suckling offspring.
conclusionsDietary supplementation of laminarin during late pregnancy and lactation could significantly improve reproductive performance of sows and growth performance of piglets.
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