Effects of eucommia ulmoides extract on reproductive performance,lactation performance,and growth performance of sows and piglets
To analyze the effects of different levels of Eucommia ulmoides extract on reproductive performance,lactation performance,and growth performance of pregnant sows and offspring piglets.This experiment selected 90 day pregnant women with similar physical condition,age,weight,parity(1 fetus),and expected delivery 60"Date×Large"binary sows were randomly divided into 4 groups as experimental animals,with 15 replicates in each group.Each group had a 90 day gestation of the"Date×Large"big binary sows were a repeated group,with 0(group 1),1.0%(group 2),2.0%(group 3),and 3.0%(group 4)of Eucommia ulmoides extract added to the basic diet.The experimental sows were fed from the 90th day of pregnancy until the end of the lactation period of 21 days,with a trial period of 46 days.The results showed that:(1)the number of live piglets produced and the average weight of piglets in groups 3 and 4 were significantly increased by 13.2%,13.3%,8.3%,and 9.1%compared to group 1(P<0.05);(2)The milk fat rate and lactose rate of Group 3 and Group 4 were significantly increased by 7.6%,7.9%,11.0%,and 11.2%compared to Group 1(P<0.05),and their back fat thickness loss was significantly reduced by 7.2%and 8.1%compared to Group 1(P<0.05);(3)The average weight and daily gain of weaned piglets in Experiment 3 and Group 4 were significantly increased by 8.3%,8.8%,13.9%,and 16.7%compared to Group 1(P<0.05),and the diarrhea rate of weaned piglets was significantly reduced by 39.4%and 39.6%compared to Group 1(P<0.05).In summary,the addition of different levels of Eucommia ulmoides extract can improve the reproductive performance,lactation performance,and offspring growth performance of pregnant sows.Among them,adding 2.0%Eucommia ulmoides extract to the basic diet has a better effect and can be promoted and applied in clinical practice.
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