One Iron Injection Is Not Enough—Iron Status and Growth of Suckling Piglets on an Organic Farm
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design and Animals
2.2. Housing and Feeding
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Statistical Analysis
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3. Results
3.1. Blood Parameters
3.2. Performance and Health of Piglets.
4. Discussion
4.1. Blood Parameters
4.2. Performance and Health of Piglets
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sows | Piglets | ||
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Gestation | Lactation | Starter Feed | |
Ingredients, g kg−1 | |||
Triticale | 362 | 540 | 490 |
Barley | 225 | ||
Peas | 63 | 140 | 115 |
Faba beans | 130 | 155 | 153 |
Soybean cake | 65 | 100 | |
Rapeseed cake | 15 | 45 | 45 |
Wheat bran | 170 | ||
Skimmed milk powder | 10 | 50 | |
Sunflower oil | 8 | 10 | |
Citric acid | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Mineral mix * | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Nutrient composition, g kg−1 | |||
Dry matter | 849 | 868 | 877 |
Crude protein | 149 | 188 | 171 |
Ether extract | 24.2 | 28.5 | 31.2 |
Crude fiber | 43.3 | 53.7 | 40.0 |
Ash | 52.2 | 51.4 | 50.6 |
Starch | 514 | 493 | 506 |
Sugar | 46.6 | 59.9 | 69.4 |
ME, MJ kg−1 ** | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.1 |
Lysine | 8.1 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
Methionine + cysteine | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Threonine | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Tryptophan | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Calcium | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 |
Phosphorus | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Iron, mg kg−1 *** | 87 | 83 | 81 |
Iron Supplementation | p Values | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iron1 | Iron2 | Iron3 | Treatment | Day | Treatment × Day | |
n = 96 | n = 99 | n = 93 | ||||
Sampling day (post natum) | ||||||
3 | 24.2 A ± 0.55 | 24.1 A ± 0.55 | 24.1 A ± 0.56 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
14 | 35.0 C ± 0.56 | 34.1 B ± 0.56 | 34.7 B ± 0.58 | |||
21 | 34.2 a,C ± 0.58 | 39.1 b,C ± 0.57 | 39.1 b,C ± 0.58 | |||
28 | 31.6 a,B ± 0.56 | 39.4 b,C ± 0.55 | 41.2 b,D ± 0.57 |
Iron Supplementation | p Values | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iron1 | Iron2 | Iron3 | Treatment | Day | Treatment × Day | |
n = 96 | n = 99 | n = 93 | ||||
Sampling day (post natum) | ||||||
3 | 5.2 A ± 0.80 | 4.6 A ± 0.79 | 4.6 A ± 0.81 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
14 | 18.5 B ± 0.81 | 16.4 B ± 0.81 | 15.5 B ± 0.83 | |||
21 | 8.3 a,A ± 0.83 | 23.6 b,C ± 0.82 | 25.4 b,C ± 0.83 | |||
28 | 6.3 a,A ± 0.81 | 20.5 b,C ± 0.79 | 26.6 c,C ± 0.83 |
Iron Supplementation | p Values | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iron1 | Iron2 | Iron3 | Treatment | Day | Treatment × Day | |
n = 96 | n = 99 | n = 93 | ||||
Body weight on day (post natum), kg | ||||||
3 | 1.89 ± 0.17 | 1.89 ± 0.17 | 1.89 ± 0.17 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
14 | 4.6 ± 0.17 | 4.6 ± 0.17 | 4.7 ± 0.17 | |||
21 | 6.3 ± 0.17 | 6.5 ± 0.17 | 6.5 ± 0.17 | |||
28 | 7.9 ± 0.17 | 8.1 ± 0.17 | 8.0 ± 0.17 | |||
Weaning | 11.6 a ± 0.17 | 13.1 b ±0.17 | 13.1 b ± 0.18 | |||
Daily weight gain until weaning, g | ||||||
Day 0–42 | 240 a ± 8.0 | 274 b ± 7.9 | 275 b ± 8.1 | <0.001 |
Iron Supplementation | |||
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Iron1 | Iron2 | Iron3 | |
n = 96 | n = 99 | n = 93 | |
Medical treatments | |||
Day 3–14 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Day 14—weaning | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Mortality | |||
Day 3–14 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Day 14—weaning | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Heidbüchel, K.; Raabe, J.; Baldinger, L.; Hagmüller, W.; Bussemas, R. One Iron Injection Is Not Enough—Iron Status and Growth of Suckling Piglets on an Organic Farm. Animals 2019, 9, 651. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ani9090651
Heidbüchel K, Raabe J, Baldinger L, Hagmüller W, Bussemas R. One Iron Injection Is Not Enough—Iron Status and Growth of Suckling Piglets on an Organic Farm. Animals. 2019; 9(9):651. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ani9090651
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeidbüchel, Katharina, Jessica Raabe, Lisa Baldinger, Werner Hagmüller, and Ralf Bussemas. 2019. "One Iron Injection Is Not Enough—Iron Status and Growth of Suckling Piglets on an Organic Farm" Animals 9, no. 9: 651. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ani9090651