Effects of Sow-Piglet Co-Feeding on Post-Weaning Welfare and Jejunal Morphological Development in Suckling Piglets.

Compared with the NCF group, the CF group showed highly significant reductions in serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) ( p < 0.01), as well as significantly increased intestinal superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities ( p < 0.05) and significantly reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) content ( p < 0.05).

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Although the differences in weaning weight and average daily weight gain during lactation did not reach statistical significance under the current trial conditions, piglets in the CF group were numerically 2.23 kg heavier at weaning (10.05 ± 0.66 kg) than those in the NCF group (7.82 ± 0.67 kg), and ADWG was numerically 36.84% higher.

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