Exploratory behaviour and performance of piglets fed novel flavoured creep in two housing systems

Adeleye, O.O.; Guy, Jonathan; Edwards, Sandra A.

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.02.001

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“…Dietary variety, either simultaneous or 106 successive, has been shown to alter feeding behaviour and increase feed intake in humans 107 (Rolls et al, 1981), rats (Treit et al, 1983;Rolls et al, 1983) and sheep (Distel et al, 2007;108 Villalba et al, 2011). Similar effects have been found recently in suckling piglets as well 109 (Adeleye et al, 2014). These studies indicate that varying one sensory property of the feed 110 (e.g.…”

Section: Introduction 63supporting

confidence: 83%

“…The reason why the piglets chose to consume 396 more of red fruit flavoured feed only at 20 days of age could not be clearly explained. Although 397 it is difficult to compare flavour preferences between studies with a different experimental set-398 up, red fruit was most preferred compared to vanilla, anise and EOM in this study, but it was 399 least preferred compared to butterscotch, apricot, toffee and apple in Adeleye et al (2014). other hand, piglets are highly curious animals and were found to seek out for novelty if provided 407 the choice between novelty or familiarity (Wood-Gush and Vestergaard, 1991).…”

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“…375 DD-piglets had a higher feed intake compared to FN-piglets, but weight gain before 376 weaning was not affected. A possible explanation for this result is that pre-weaning weight gain 377 is mainly determined by piglets' milk intake during lactation (Adeleye et al, 2014) and time 378 spent suckling did not differ between DD-and FN-piglets. The relatively short duration of feed 379 provision (i.e.…”

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“…Besides, the purpose of a high feed intake 383 before weaning is mainly to facilitate body weight gain after weaning due to its' expected 384 benefits for post-weaning feed intake. Even a small improvement in total creep feed intake per 385 piglet (64 g/piglet) has been shown to be advantageous for post-weaning growth (1 kg/piglet 386 in 2 weeks post-weaning; Adeleye et al, 2014). 387…”

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“…In the study of Adeleye et al (2014), litters that were fed creep feed to which different 388 flavours were added in a daily sequential order had a higher hourly frequency of feeder visits 389 and a doubled feed intake compared to control litters which received the same creep feed 390 without additional flavours. By simultaneously providing feed with and without additional 391 successive flavours within a litter by the use of a choice test, we found that feed exploration 392 and intake in general did not differ between feed with or without additional flavours.…”

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16Stimulating solid feed intake in suckling piglets is important to facilitate the weaning transition, 17 exemplified by the positive correlation between pre-and post-weaning feed intake. The present 18 study compared the effect of dietary diversity (i.e. offering two feeds simultaneously) and 19 flavour novelty (i.e. regularly changing the flavour of one feed) on the feeding behaviour and 20 performance of suckling piglets until weaning at day 22. It was hypothesized that varying 21 multiple sensory properties of the feed, by presentation of the feed in a more diverse form, 22stimulates pre-weaning feed intake. Piglets received ad libitum feed from 2 days of age in two 23 feeders per pen (choice feeding set-up). One group of piglets (dietary diversity (DD), n=10 24 litters) were given feed A and feed B which differed in production method, size, flavour, 25 ingredient composition and nutrient profile, smell, texture and colour. The other group of piglets 26 Highlights 46• We studied an innovative feeding strategy to increase solid feed intake pre-weaning 47 Implications 54This study indicates that provision of diverse solid feed types (i.e. varying in multiple sensory 55 properties) before weaning can enhance feed exploration and intake by suckling piglets 56 compared to solid feed types that vary in flavour only. Piglets with a high uptake of solid feed 57 before weaning have been shown to outperform piglets with a low pre-weaning uptake of 58 solid feed initially after weaning in terms of feed intake and growth performance (Carstensen 59 et al., 2005;Pluske et al., 2007). As such, pre-weaning dietary diversity may benefit post-60 weaning piglet (gut) health, welfare and performance. 61 62 Highlights • We studied an innovative feeding strategy to increase solid feed intake pre-weaning• Dietary diversity stimulated feed intake of suckling piglets more than flavour novelty • The percentage of eaters was not affected, meaning a higher feed intake per piglet• Our results support that the more diverse the feeds are, the greater their intake• Intrinsic exploration and sensory-specific satiety may underlie this

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