Nutritional additive rich in dietary fiber during the transition period in order to improve sow and litter performance

• Grant number: 20/02731-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: August 01, 2020
• End date: March 02, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Animal Production
• Principal Investigator: Cesar Augusto Pospissil Garbossa
• Grantee: Bruno Bracco Donatelli Muro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/07101-3 - Effect of guanidino-acetic acid supplementation on the metabolic profile and peripartal performance of sows, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

A high inclusion of fibers, mainly soluble fibers, in prepartum diets of sows is related to improvement in the farrowing kinetics and decrease of the frequency of diarrhea in suckling piglets. In this context, the present study aims to develop a rich-fiber product to be included in the sows' diet during the transition period, in order to improve the farrowing kinetics, decrease the number of stillborn piglets and improve the microbiota of treated sows and its respective litter. To achieve the proposed objectives, three experiments will be carried out. The first experiment will consist of the bromatological analysis and characterization of the non-starch polysaccharides constituents of different fiber sources, as well as the evaluation of the fermentation kinetics and short chain fatty acids produced by the fermentation of these fibers in vitro from the cecal microbiota. The second experiment will consist of the formulation of some fibrous additives composed of different proportions of fiber sources based on the results of experiment 1, in order to evaluate the effects of these additives on the maintenance of postprandial glycemic levels, cecal production of short chain fatty acids and the cecal microbiota composition of the treated females. The third experiment will consist of supplying the fibrous additive that presents the best results in experiment 2 in the sows' diet during the transition period with the objective of improving farrowing kinetics, reducing the number of stillborns and improving performance of the litter during the lactation period by maternal microbiota influence. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MURO, BRUNO B. D.; CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA F.; ANDRETTA, INES; LEAL, DIEGO F.; MONTEIRO, MATHEUS S.; POOR, ANDRE P.; ALMOND, GLEN W.; GARBOSSA, CESAR A. P.. Effects of uterotonics on farrowing traits and piglet vitality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Theriogenology, v. 161, p. 151-160, FEB 2021. (19/23320-7, 20/02731-6)

MURO, BRUNO B. D.; CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA F.; LEAL, DIEGO F.; ALMOND, GLEN W.; MONTEIRO, MATHEUS S.; POOR, ANDRE P.; SCHINCKEL, ALLAN P.; GARBOSSA, CESAR A. P.. The importance of optimal body condition to maximise reproductive health and perinatal outcomes in pigs. NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS, v. N/A, p. 21-pg., 2022-06-24. (19/17683-0, 19/01192-7, 20/02731-6, 19/23320-7, 20/11016-9)

CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA F.; MURO, BRUNO B. D.; PIEROZAN, CARLOS R.; MONTEIRO, MATHEUS S.; LEAL, DIEGO F.; POOR, ANDRE P.; ALVES, LAYA K. S.; GOMES, NADIA A. C.; SILVA, CAIO A.; MAES, DOMINIEK; et al. Peripheral glycemia and farrowing traits in pigs: An observational study. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, v. 270, p. 7-pg., 2023-03-07. (19/23320-7, 20/02731-6, 20/11016-9)

DONATELLI MURO, BRUNO BRACCO; RODRIGUES OLIVEIRA, ANA CLARA; CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA FERNANDES; LEAL, DIEGO FEITOSA; MONTEIRO, MATHEUS SALIBA; POOR, ANDRE PEGORARO; PEREIRA, FRANCISCO ALVES; DE SOUZA, LEURY JESUS; FERREIRA, JULIANA BONIN; ALMOND, GLEN WILLIAM; et al. Altrenogest Supplementation during Early Pregnancy Improves Reproductive Outcome in Pigs. ANIMALS, v. 12, n. 14, p. 8-pg., 2022-07-01. (21/14247-4, 20/11016-9, 19/01192-7, 20/02731-6, 21/07109-4, 19/23320-7)

MONTEIRO, MATHEUS S.; MURO, BRUNO B. D.; POOR, ANDRE P.; LEAL, DIEGO F.; CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA F.; SHIROMA, MARINA P.; ALMOND, GLEN W.; GARBOSSA, CESAR A. P.; MORENO, ANDREA M.; VIANA, CARLOS H. C.. Effects of farrowing induction with prostaglandins on farrowing traits and piglet performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Theriogenology, v. 180, p. 16-pg., 2022-03-01. (17/09515-4, 19/17683-0, 19/23320-7, 20/02731-6, 19/01192-7, 20/11016-9, 20/04596-9)

MONTEIRO, MATHEUS S.; MURO, BRUNO B. D.; CARNEVALE, RAFAELLA F.; POOR, ANDRE P.; ARAUJO, KAWANY M.; VIANA, CARLOS H. C.; ALMOND, GLEN W.; MORENO, ANDREA M.; GARBOSSA, CESAR A. P.; LEAL, DIEGO F.. The beneficial effects of providing prepartum sows with nesting materials on farrowing traits, piglet performance and maternal behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE, v. 259, p. 11-pg., 2023-01-30. (21/07101-3, 20/11016-9, 20/02731-6, 21/07109-4, 19/23320-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MURO, Bruno Bracco Donatelli. Unraveling the physicochemical properties of fibrous ingredients to improve the reproductive performance of pigs. 2024. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) São Paulo.