Enterococcus faecium supplementation in sows during gestation and lactation improves the performance of sucking piglets

• DOI: 10.1002/vms3.215
• Publication Date: 2019-11-26T03:39:57Z
• Authors: Ruixia Lan; Inho Kim
• Keywords: Enterococcus faecium

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects Enterococcus faecium DSM 7,134 supplementation on performance sows and their litters. A total 15 primiparous (Landrace × Yorkshire) were randomly divided into three treatments with five replicates. Dietary were: CON, basal diet; E1, CON + 0.025% E. faecium; E2, 0.05% faecium. No significant differences observed body weight feed intake lactating supplementation, but linearly increased sow apparent tract digestibility (ATTD) dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N) gross energy (GE; p < .05), decreased piglets pre-weaning mortality (p .05). Piglets from faecium-supplemented weaning weight, average daily gain (ADG) gain:feed ratio as well diarrhoea score .05) in first week. faecal Lactobacillus Enterococci counts while Escherichia coli after weaning. In conclusion, dietary improved ATTD DM, N GE sows, ADG shifted microbiota