{"id":56935,"date":"2019-09-05T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/trace-minerals-can-counter-reproductive-problems-in-swine\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:15:12","slug":"trace-minerals-can-counter-reproductive-problems-in-swine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/en_na\/resource-center\/blog\/trace-minerals-can-counter-reproductive-problems-in-swine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trace Minerals Can Counter Reproductive Problems in Swine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lameness has been linked to a significant decrease in sow\nproductivity and is known to increase the odds of early removal from the herd. Sows\nculled for lameness are often younger sows, which affects herd parity\nstructure, negatively impacting litter size and piglet survival, and disrupts\nherd health status. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The swine industry has long examined the relationship between\nlameness and its effects on reproductive performance and sow longevity. The findings\ndemonstrate that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lame\nsows produce litters of smaller size piglets along with a smaller number of\npigs born alive <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lame\nsows have a reduced longevity and reduced total number of pigs per sow lifetime\nin a herd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lame\nsows have lower IgG in their colostrum and have piglets with lower weaning\nweights.&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, this data reveals significant differences in\nsurvivability, parity longevity and farrowing performance between lame and\nnon-lame sows. So why is this happening?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lameness is often a result of\ninflammation, to combat this inflammation the sow\u2019s immune system is activated which\nuses nutrients and energy that would otherwise be used for other productive\nfunctions. At the same time, there is typically a decrease in feed intake,\nand this in turn means the sow is consuming fewer nutrients. This decrease in\nnutrients, and the fact that the immune system is taking more energy to help\nwith the healing process, means there are fewer resources available for the reproductive\nsystem. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show that\nincluding the right trace minerals in swine diets can help minimize threats in sow\nreproduction caused by lameness.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-right-trace-minerals-can-compensate-for-stressors\">The Right Trace Minerals Can Compensate for Stressors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When demand increases\nfor trace minerals, solutions include increasing trace mineral supply, improving the bioavailability of trace\nminerals in feed, or both. Studies have shown that feeding\nzinc, manganese and copper connected (bound)\nto amino acids \u2014 otherwise known as performance trace minerals \u2014 can help\ncompensate for demands on the sow\u2019s metabolism caused by lameness. Even in\nhealthy pigs, performance trace minerals have improved reproduction outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When zinc, manganese and copper were\nsupplemented to sows in a controlled experiment, results showed a decrease in\nclaw lesions for sows housed in gestation crates. These sows were fed gestation\nand lactation diets that were identical except for the source of zinc,\nmanganese and copper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nsows were fed diets containing a partial substitution of the inorganic trace\nminerals with performance trace minerals (50 ppm of Zn, 20 ppm of Mn, 10 ppm of\nCu): The remainder of the supplemental trace minerals were provided by\ninorganic sulfate sources that were also used in the control diet (125 ppm of\nZn, 40 ppm of Mn, 15 ppm of Cu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results indicated that the sows fed performance trace minerals had less lesions on the hind limbs, lateral claws and fewer number of total lesions. Consistent with university research, the number and severity of lesions decreased with the addition of Zinpro Performance Minerals (<a href=\"\/en_na\/product\/availa-sow\/\">Availa<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Sow<\/a>) to the diets in commercial production systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aug13_charts-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zinpro\nhas research demonstrating the mechanisms of why sows that have inflammation\n(lameness) can affect claw horn tissue. Inflammatory cytokines decrease the\nproliferation of keratinocytes, which decreases the ability to repair damaged\nhorn tissue. The Influence of performance trace minerals in decreasing\ninflammatory responses gives an advantage over other sources of trace minerals\nin the healing process in the hoof. Ultimately, this leads to increased sow\nlongevity and less sows being culled due to lameness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decreasing culling and death loss due to lameness can have vast financial benefits for swine producers. If we can reduce this number by only 10 sows per 1000 (1%), this results in more than $3,000 saved in replacement gilt costs. On one 30,000 sow farm, including Availa-Sow in their swine nutrition program, along with some animal management alterations, reduced the number of sows culled for lameness by nearly 58%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aug13_charts5-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14786\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By reducing inflammation, <a href=\"\/en_na\/performance-solutions\/we-know-trace-minerals\/\">Zinpro Performance Minerals<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> also reduced somatic cell count in colostrum and milk by 65% through 25 days in milk. This led to 14% increase in litter weaning weight. Additionally, supplementing sow nutrition and feeding programs with Availa-Sow improved IgG concentrations in colostrum by 25% and in the piglets serum by 7% in 2-day-old piglets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aug13_charts4-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14789\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aug13_charts2-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14792\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By reducing somatic cell count and increasing IgG in colostrum and milk, feeding Availa-Sow to sows improved piglet weaning weights by 3% on average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aug13_charts3-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14795\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, there is an economical performance benefit\nto improved trace mineral nutrition when performance trace minerals are fed to\nthe sow. The data demonstrates that\nfeeding sows performance trace minerals decreases claw lesions and improves lactation performance, reproductive\nperformance and longevity compared to feeding solely inorganic trace minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claw health is crucial to the overall well-being of the sow. If not properly treated, negative claw conditions can lead to lameness and may result in further complications. This causes a devastating loss to swine producers by decreasing reproductive performance and longevity, as well as significantly increasing cost of production. By improving our understanding of the factors that contribute to sow lameness and inflammation, we can prevent these circumstances from occurring and avoid the many downfalls of lameness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show feeding the right type and quantity of trace mineral complexes helps guard against conditions that reduce reproduction performance such as lameness, heat stress and leaky gut while maximizing performance in healthy sows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about feeding Availa-Sow in your swine nutrition program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/en_na\/lets-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"contact a Zinpro representative today (opens in a new tab)\">contact a Zinpro representative today<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reproduction and lactation in sows require huge energy and nutrient resources. 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