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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 74, Issue 5 1036-1046, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Influence of imposed feed intake patterns during lactation on reproductive performance and on circulating levels of glucose, insulin, and luteinizing hormone in primiparous sows

Y. Koketsu, G. D. Dial, J. E. Pettigrew, W. E. Marsh and V. L. King
Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA.

Thirty-six primiparous sows were assigned to one of five treatments designed to mimic the lactation feed intake patterns observed in a previous study of commercial farms: high energy intake (HHH) or low energy intake during each week of a 3-wk lactation (LLL), or reduced intake during wk 1 (LHH), wk 2 (HLH) or wk 3 of lactation (HHL). The metabolizable energy intake of sows was either 16.5 (H) or 6.5 (L) Mcal/d. Diets were equal in lysine, providing 45 g/d. The HHH sows had a shorter (P < .05) weaning-to-estrus interval (9 +/- 3.2 d) than the sows in the LLL (23 +/- 3.5 d), HLH (22 +/- 3.5 d), and HHL (18 +/- 3.2 d) groups. The LH pulse frequencies of HHH (d 14: 1.5 pulses/8 h; d 21: 2.1 pulses/8 h) were greater (P < .05) than those of LLL (.2 pulses/8 h) and HLH (.5 pulses/8 h) on d 14 and those of LLL (0 pulses/8 h) and HHL (.9 pulses/8 h) on d 21 of lactation. No differences (P > .1) in mean serum concentrations of LH were observed among treatment groups either on d 21 of lactation or on d 1 postweaning. When fed a low-energy diet, sows had lower (P < .05) concentrations of serum insulin and plasma glucose than did sows fed a high-energy diet. Our results indicate that energy intake during lactation influences circulating insulin and glucose levels and LH pulse frequency and amplitude during midlactation and during the postweaning period.


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