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ArticleAnimal bioscience2025

Beta-glucans supplementation for sows during gestation and lactation.

Julia Delpupo Coelho, Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Tiago Silva Andrade, Rayssa Aline Rocha Teixeira, Marcelo Emersom Costa Santos, Ingrid Barbosa de Mendonça, Deborah Marrocos Sampaio Vasconcelos, Isaac Neto Goes da Silva, Manoel Wanamark David Ferreira Filho, Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal and 1 more

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Julia Delpupo CoelhoDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Pedro Henrique WatanabeDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Tiago Silva AndradeFaculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Rayssa Aline Rocha TeixeiraDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Marcelo Emersom Costa SantosDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Ingrid Barbosa de MendonçaDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Deborah Marrocos Sampaio VasconcelosDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Isaac Neto Goes da SilvaFaculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Manoel Wanamark David Ferreira FilhoFaculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Leonardo Augusto Fonseca PascoalDepartamento de Ciência Animal, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Bananeiras, PB, Brazil.
Ednardo Rodrigues FreitasDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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Abstract

objectiveThe study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary beta-glucan supplementation for gestation and lactation sows of 1st, 2nd or 3rd parity on reproductive parameters, litter performance, milk composition and Brix value of colostrum, hemogram and serum immunoglobulin G concentration of sows and piglets.

methodsA total of 78 sows were distributed in a completely randomized design, using a 2×3 factorial scheme. This design included two supplementation levels of beta-glucans (0 and 450 mg/kg) and three parities (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), resulting in six treatments with 13 replicates each. Supplementation was administered from the beginning of gestation until the end of lactation.

resultsNo interaction was observed between supplementation and parity for the analyzed variables. The dietary supplementation of purified beta-glucans did not influence the reproductive performance of sows, litter performance, and the immune response of sows during gestation and lactation. The weight gain and colostrum Brix value were higher (p<0.05) in 2nd and 3rd compared with 1st parity sows.

conclusionDietary supplementation of beta-glucans for gestation and lactation sows of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd parity did not affect the performance of sows and litters; however, 2nd and 3rd parity sows had heavier litters, greater weight gain in the suckling period, and higher values of colostrum Brix than 1st parity sows.

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Beta-GlucanColostrumGestationImmunityLactationParitySows

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