Methods for feeding sows and for improving the health of young piglets
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorsBrenda de Rodas, Cindie M. Luhman, Bill L. Miller, Paul A. Porter
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Abstract
A method of improving the health of a first group of young monogastric mammals, the first group of young monogastric mammals nursing from a first lactating monogastric mammal during a pre-weaning period, the method including feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of an animal feed during the pre-weaning period, and feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of sugar alcohol during the pre-weaning period.
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A method of decreasing the mortality rate of a group of piglets nursing from a lactating sow during a pre-weaning period, the method comprising:
- feeding the lactating sow sugar alcohol during a period after farrowing and up to weaning, the sow ingesting an effective amount of the sugar alcohol during the period to decrease the mortality rate of the group of piglets, wherein the effective amount of the sugar alcohol is from at least 5 grams and up to 200 grams per day.
A method of decreasing the mortality rate of a group of piglets nursing from a lactating sow during a pre-weaning period, the method comprising:
- feeding the lactating sow sugar alcohol during the pre-weaning period extending at least from farrowing to weaning, wherein the sugar alcohol is contained in an animal feed, and the sugar alcohol constitutes at least 0.1 wt % and up to about 10 wt % of the animal feed, and wherein an amount of the animal feed and the sugar alcohol fed to the lactating sow is effective to decrease the mortality rate of the group of piglets.
A method of feeding a lactating sow nursing a group of piglets, the method comprising:
- feeding the lactating sow sugar alcohol during a period after farrowing and up to weaning, the sow ingesting an effective amount of the sugar alcohol during the period to improve performance of the group of piglets, wherein the effective amount of the sugar alcohol is from at least 5 grams and up to 200 grams per day.
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