220 Effects of Actisaf HR+ SC47 Live Yeast Probiotic Fed at Two Levels to Sows on Offspring Performance Before and After Weaning

Abstract

Abstract 750 sows (PIC line 42) were used to evaluate the effects of ActiSaf HR+ SC47 live yeast probiotic (AS) on sow and litter performance when fed to sows and their weaned piglets (PIC line 42 x 359). 250 multiparous sows per treatment (average parity 3.6) were fed the control diet without a live yeast probiotic (NC) or a diet with 250 mg/kg AS from breeding through lactation (LY1) or 250 mg/kg AS during gestation and 500 mg/kg AS during lactation. Weaned pigs from these sows were subsequently fed 4-phase nursery diets containing 0 (wNC) or 1 g/kg AS from d 0–10 after weaning followed by 500 mg/kg AS (wLY) from d 10–42 after weaning. This provided a 3x2 nursery trial design. During lactation, number of pigs born; born live varied by treatment (P < 0.05). After weaning, wLY fed pigs had lower BW on d 12, 23; d 0–12 ADG, ADFI, lower d 0–42 ADFI and $/kg gained (P < 0.05). Pigs fed wLY after weaning also tended towards lower d 42 BW and d 0–42 ADG (P < 0.06; Table 1). Conversely, weaned pigs from sows fed LY1 or LY2 had higher ADG and ADFI from d 0–12 and d 0–42 after weaning (P < 0.05) versus pigs from sows fed NC. Pigs from sows fed LY1 or LY2 also had higher BW at d 12, 23, and 42 after weaning than pigs from sows fed NC. Pigs from sows fed LY1 and LY2 tended to have lower nursery $/kg gain (P < 0.06) than pigs from sows fed NC. No significant interactions were observed. Feeding ActiSaf HR+ SC47 live yeast probiotic to gestating and lactating sows improved their weaned pigs’ growth performance and tended to improve piglet cost of production after weaning.