Modeling the weaning diet of piglets with fermented feed material: effects on growth performance and health parameters.

ABSTRACT: Recently, fermented feed materials (FFM) have gained attention for their potential to improve overall performance in piglets. In this study, the effect of supplementing FFM to the diet of Topigs Norsvin Yorkshire piglets (weaning) on growth performance and health parameters was investigated. The whole experiment was divided into two phases: suckling (days 7 to 25) and weaning (days 25 to 69). During the suckling phase, 36 piglets (divided into three groups of 12 piglets/group) were assigned to three groups to differently 'program' their gut: (1) control (C) group, receiving a full-fledged commercial pre-starter feed, and (2) the Pp and (3) Pa groups, which received 25 mL of fermented milk permeate prepared either with Pediococcus pentosaceus LUHS183 and Pediococcus acidilactici</

SUBMITTER: Badaras S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267039 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature