• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1301-1309
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• 2020

Objective: To evaluate the use of nurse sows and post-weaning nutrition strategies for low wean weight (WW) pigs on lifetime growth and efficiency. Methods: Animals (n = 270) were assigned to one of five treatments at 28 d. Low WW pigs (<6 kg) were either weaned and offered a special dietary regime recommended for low WW pigs (WEAN) or placed on a nurse sow (NURSE) and weaned at 49 d. Normal WW pigs (9 kg) (NORM) were also weaned at 28 d. After weaning, NORM and NURSE pigs were offered either a 'high' (4 kg/pig of starter 1 diet followed by 8 kg/pig of starter 2 diet) or 'low' (8 kg/pig of starter 2 diet) starter diet allowance in a 2×2 factorial arrangement. A typical grower diet was then offered, followed by a typical finisher diet until 147 d of age. Results: NORM pigs where heavier throughout their life compared to NURSE pigs (91.4 kg vs 76.2 kg at 147 d; p<0.001). WEAN pigs were heavier at 70 d compared to NURSE pigs (23.9 kg vs 21.0 kg; p<0.001), but there was no significant difference at 147 d between NURSE and WEAN treatments. NURSE pigs had reduced feed intake throughout the finishing period (1.6 kg/d; p<0.001) compared to WEAN (2.0 kg/d) and NORM (1.9 kg/d) pigs. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) of NURSE (2.20) was lower than NORM and WEAN during the finishing period (2.40 and 2.79, respectively). Conclusion: Extended (up to 49 d) nursing for low WW pigs resulted in improved FCR during the finishing period, but no overall improvement in growth rate compared to low WW pigs weaned at 28 d and offered a specialised starter regime. Normal WW pigs where significantly heavier than low WW pigs throughout the study.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.627-632
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• 2003

본 연구는 수유 후 30분에 NSS와 NSSCS를 분만 후 1일, 7일 및 14일차에 모돈과 포유자돈에게 재생하였을 때 모돈과 포유자돈의 행동반응을 관찰하고 분석함으로써 수 포유행동을 유발시키는데 보다 효과적인 소리를 규명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 분만 1일차의 모돈에서는 SI와 ST가 차이가 없었으나(p<0.05), 분만 7일차의 모돈에서는 SI가 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 높았을 뿐만 아니라(p<0.05) ST도 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 그리고 분만 14일차의 모돈에서도 SI가 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 고도로 높았으며(p<0.01), ST도 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 포유자돈의 경우 포유행동과 밀접하게 관련 있는 M이 NSS구에 비하여 NSSCS구에서 일령에 관계없이 높았는데 7일령과 14일령에서는 유의차가 나타났으며(p<0.01), W는 7일령에서만 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 따라서, 모돈의 수유행동과 포유자돈의 포유행동을 유발시키는데 NSS도 효과가 있을 것으로 판단이 되지만 NSSCS가 NSS보다 더 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.