ArticleAnimal bioscience2023
Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets - A review.
Article in Animal bioscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Excess backfat deposition and restricted feeding in gestating sows: An overview of mechanisms compromising their health and performance, and regulatory effects of functional dietary fibers.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Review
- Unlocking the nutritional benefits of dietary fiber in sow feed: a short review.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Review
- Gestational constipation and the gut microbiota: mechanisms, interventions, and implications for maternal and offspring health.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Nutrient assessment of sea buckthorn residues as potential feed ingredients.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Effects of fermented diet on reproductive performance and fecal microbiota for late-gestation sows.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- High canola meal inclusion in gestation and lactation sow diets withTranslational animal science · 2025Article
- Effect of Dietary Sugarcane Bagasse on Reproductive Performance, Constipation, and Gut Microbiota of Gestational Sows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Gestating sows with a restricted feed allowance require a longer adaptation period before collecting feces compared with lactating sows in total tract digestibility assessments using index method.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- Dietary isoacids effects on growth, nitrogen, and energy digestibility, and fecal volatile fatty acids and microbial ecology in finishing pigs.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- Determination of energy values in pistachio shell powder and soybean hulls fed to gestating and lactating sows.Translational animal science · 2024Article
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Abstract
The objective of this review was to provide an overview of the effects of dietary fiber (DF) on reproductive performance in gestating sows. Dietary fibers have been suggested to modulate microbiota in the intestine and the immune system of gestating sows and to improve gut health. Thus, DF may help alleviate the adverse effects of the stressful production cycle of gestating sows. These benefits may subsequently result in improved reproductive performance of sows. Previous studies have reported changes in microbiota by providing gestating sows with DF, and the responses of microbiota varied depending on the source of DF. The responses by providing DF to gestating sows were inconsistent for antioxidative capacity, hormonal response, and inflammatory response among the studies. The effects of DF on reproductive performance were also inconsistent among the previous studies. Potential reasons contributing to these inconsistent results would include variability in reproductive performance data, insufficient replication, influence of other nutrients contained in the DF diets, characteristics of DF, and experimental periods. The present meta-analysis suggests that increasing the total DF concentration by 10 percentage units (e.g., 12% to 22% as-fed basis) in gestating sow diets compared to the control group improves the litter born alive by 0.49 pigs per litter. However, based on the present review, questions remain regarding the benefits of fibers in gestating sow diets. Further research is warranted to clarify the mode of action of fibers and the association with subsequent reproductive performance in gestating sows.
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