Grant: Alliance Grants
University of Guelph
$161,322.00
Feeding gestating sows to maximize mammary development, milk production, and piglet survivability: the importance of amino acid supply
FY 2023-24
Summary
Pre-weaning mortality is a major welfare concern for pigs and represents a significant loss of revenue for industry stakeholders. This research partnership will explore novel feeding strategies for sows in late gestation to maximize mammary development and milk production capacity in the subsequent lactation period, while minimizing pre-weaning mortality on Canadian pig farms. The benefits of improving sow milk production capacity include improving sow and offspring performance, reducing the environmental footprint of pork production by maximizing the kilograms of pork produced per sow, and increasing farm profitability and the economic vitality of the Canadian swine industry.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
576522-2022
Name nom
Huber, Lee-Anne LE
Department département
Animal Biosciences
Organization id
24
Institution établissement
University of Guelph
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
161322
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
100
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Research subject code
5504
Research subject group en
Animal biology
Research subject group fr
Animal physiology and metabolism
Research subject en
Biologie animale
Research subject fr
Physiologie et métabolisme des animaux
Application title
Feeding gestating sows to maximize mammary development, milk production, and piglet survivability: the importance of amino acid supply
Keyword
Amino acid utilization; Gestation; Gilts; Mammary development; Milk production; Piglet survivability
Application summary
Pre-weaning mortality is a major welfare concern for pigs and represents a significant loss of revenue for industry stakeholders. This research partnership will explore novel feeding strategies for sows in late gestation to maximize mammary development and milk production capacity in the subsequent lactation period, while minimizing pre-weaning mortality on Canadian pig farms. The benefits of improving sow milk production capacity include improving sow and offspring performance, reducing the environmental footprint of pork production by maximizing the kilograms of pork produced per sow, and increasing farm profitability and the economic vitality of the Canadian swine industry.
