The influence of heated mash on
\ngrowth and feeding behavior of newly weaned piglets
\nwas investigated. An automatically ventilated nursery
\nwith 4 identical pens was used. Twenty piglets weaned
\nat 21 d were housed in each pen. The experiment was
\nrepeated 3 times. In total, data were obtained from 240
\npiglets of 12 pens. The pens were provided with a sensor-
\ncontrolled, automatic feeding device, which dosed a
\nready-mixed mash in a trough. In each of 2 of the pens,
\nthe feed was mixed with warm water at 36\u00b0C, during
\nthe first week of weaning. This heated mash had a temperature
\nof 34\u00b0C at the outlet of the automatic feeding
\ndevice (experimental group). In the 2 control groups,
\nthe water was not heated and the temperature of the
\nmash was 14\u00b0C at the outlet of the automatic feeding
\ndevice. From the second week of weaning, the mash had
\na temperature of 14\u00b0C at the outlet of the automatic
\nfeeding device in all 4 pens. Piglets were weighed at
\nweaning, at weekly intervals through 49 d after weaning,
\nand on d 139 after weaning. Behavior of the whole
\ngroup, as well as behavior of selected focal animals, was
\nevaluated for the first 48 h after weaning. In addition,
\nskin condition of piglets was assessed on day of weaning
\nand on d 7, 14, and 21 after weaning. The amount of
\nfeed consumed by the piglets was recorded on a daily
\nbasis throughout the whole period of nursery. Over the
\ntotal period of the study, piglets in the experimental
\ngroup gained 3.98 \u00b1 1.66 kg (P = 0.047) more than
\nthe control group. The difference was particularly clear
\nduring the nursery period (49 d) when the experimental
\ngroup gained 0.89 \u00b1 0.23 kg more than the control
\ngroup (P = 0.03). Although piglets in the control group
\nconsumed 37.15 \u00b1 0.15 kg of feed over the complete
\nnursery period, the experimental group consumed 42.56
\n\u00b1 0.15 kg per piglet (P = 0.023). By heating the mash
\nfeed in the first week after weaning, both growth performance
\nas well as feed consumption of piglets could
\nbe increased. No difference in feed conversion and feeding
\nbehavior was found between groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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