-During a 21-day lactation period, 48 primiparous sows were fed a fat-or a starch-rich diet (131 g fat and 183 g starch + sugar . kg -1 vs. 31 g fat and 351 g starch + sugar . kg -1 ) at a high or a low level of feeding (44 vs. 33 MJ net energy per day) according to a factorial design. Blood samples were collected at days 7, 14, 21, 22 (weaning), 24, 25, 26, and 27 post-partum (p.p.). IGF-I levels were higher with the starch-rich than with the fat-rich diet at days 7, 21, 22, and 24 p.p. Plasma IGF-I concentrations on day 22 p.p. were positively related with LH pulse frequency on day 22 p.p. and the height of the pre-ovulatory LH surge. Sows with low body weight at farrowing and high lactational body weight loss had lower plasma IGF-I concentrations than others, before and after weaning. These results indicate that IGF-I concentrations are affected by both feeding level and dietary energy source and are related to the secretion of LH. Furthermore, body weight at farrowing interacts with lactational body weight loss to affect IGF-I concentrations.
IGF-I / sow / lactation / LH / energyRésumé -Chez les truies primipares, l'IGF-I plasmatique peut être influencé par le niveau alimentaire de lactation et la source d'énergie, et est associé à la sécrétion de LH. Pendant 21 jours de lactation, 48 truies primipares reçoivent un aliment enrichi en graisse ou en amidon (131 g graisse et 183 g amidon + sucre . kg -1 versus 31 g graisse et 351 g amidon + sucre . kg -1 ) sous deux niveaux éner-gétiques (44 versus 33 MJ énergie nette par jour) selon un schéma factoriel. Des prises de sang ont Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 41 (2001) 27-39 27