Effects of dietary electrolyte balance on sow and litter performance, blood chemistry, and urine chemistry in lactating sows

Hines, Robert H.; Maloney, C.A.; Lee, D.J.; Dean, D.W.; Cao, H.; Park, J.S.; DeRouchey, Joel M.; Hancock, Joe D.

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Effects of dietary electrolyte balance on sow and litter performance, blood chemistry, and urine chemistry in lactating sows

Hines, Robert H.; Maloney, C.A.; Lee, D.J.; Dean, D.W.; Cao, H.; Park, J.S.; DeRouchey, Joel M.; Hancock, Joe D.

Decreasing the dietary electrolyte balance

(dEB) in diets for lactating sows from 500 to

100 mEq/kg increased piglet survivability but

had no effect on litter weight gain. Decreased dEB reduced pH and bacteria in the sows urine and, thus, could influence the health status of the reproductive tract.

Keywords: Swine; Sows; Dietary electrolyte balance; Acid-base balance

Conference: Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 2000
Starting Page: 12, Ending Page: 17
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

Date: 2000

Conference paper

Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/2620

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