Influence of creep feeder position on the behavior and performance of preweaning piglets and sows in a hot climate environment

The use of creep feeding for preweaning piglets is important to improve the performance of the piglets. The objective of this experiment was evaluate the effect of using or altering the position of piglet's creep feeder during lactation on piglet's performance and on behavior of piglets an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2021-01, Vol.93 (3), p.e20200248-e20200248, Article 20200248
Hauptverfasser: Oliveira, Ewerson S., Nascimento, Elaine L. L., Lima, Hellen K. S., Neves, Jacqueline S., Damasceno, Jamilly G., Silva, Juliana C., Oliveira, Natalia C., Nascimento, Pedro H., Oliveira, Rafael A., Araujo, Vitor O., Vieira, Maria F. A., Monteiro, Bruno M., Schinckel, Allan P., Garbossa, Cesar A. P.
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Zusammenfassung:The use of creep feeding for preweaning piglets is important to improve the performance of the piglets. The objective of this experiment was evaluate the effect of using or altering the position of piglet's creep feeder during lactation on piglet's performance and on behavior of piglets and sows kept in a hot climate environment. Forty-five sows and their litters at 10 days of lactation were randomly distributed into three treatments: front feeder (FF) - near the side of the sow's head; back feeder (BF) - near the side of the rump of the sow; and no feeder (NF). All piglets were weighed individually to evaluate the average weight, weight gain and coefficient of variation of the weight. Behavior assessments of the piglets and sows were recorded in 3 period. At 15 and 21 d, piglets of the FF treatment were heavier (P
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765202120200248