Effect of bovine colostrum on the serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), the IGF binding proteins-2 and -3 and the thyroid hormones in weaning piglets
[en] This study examined the effect of a bovine colostrum supplementation on growth performance, feed intake and the hormonal response of piglets at weaning. Ninety-six newly-weaned piglets were assigned for four weeks to one of the two treatments: Control (diet with bovine milk whey) and Colostrum (diet with bovine colostrum whey) treatments. The supplements were incorporated in a commercial diet at 20 g/kg during the first 2 weeks after weaning and lowered to 10 g/kg for the next 2 weeks. Body weight and feed intake were measured weekly. Blood samples were taken weekly for determination of circulating IGF-I, its binding proteins and the thyroid hormones (T3 and T4). During the first week of the trial, the Colostrum-fed piglets presented improved growth performance, feed intake and feed efficiency and a higher concentration in circulating IGF-I (+ 15 %) compared to the Control piglets. In both treatments, the circulating thyroid hormones were reduced by weaning and the levels measured at weaning were recovered earlier by the Colostrum-fed piglets compared to the Control group (P < 0.05). It is concluded that hormonal response observed after the bovine colostrum supplementation is, at least in part, consequent of the positive action of bovine colostrum on the feed intake.
Thewis, André ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Language :
English
Title :
Effect of bovine colostrum on the serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), the IGF binding proteins-2 and -3 and the thyroid hormones in weaning piglets
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Archiv für Tierzucht
ISSN :
0003-9438
eISSN :
2363-9822
Publisher :
Leibniz Institute for farm animal biology, Dummerstorf, Germany
Volume :
53
Issue :
6
Pages :
675-688
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Valorisation du colostrum bovin en production porcine, comme alternative aux antibiotiques
Funders :
DGA - Région wallonne. Direction générale de l'Agriculture [BE]
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