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1988; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 88-149-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 556; Swine; Folic acid; Sow; Gestation; Lactation
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Effect Of Dietary Folic Acid Additions On Sow Performance Through Two Parities (1988), R C. Thaler, G L. Allee, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband
Effect Of Dietary Folic Acid Additions On Sow Performance Through Two Parities (1988), R C. Thaler, G L. Allee, Jim L. Nelssen, Robert D. Goodband
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A total of 153 gilts from three breeding groups were fed gestation/lactation diets supplemented with either 0, 1.5, or 6.0 g of folic acid/ton of complete feed for two consecutive parities. Serum folate levels were linearly increased by dietary additions of folic acid throughout gestation and lactation, but serum glucose and urea levels were unaffected by treatment. Stage of life cycle also had an effect on serum folate level. Generally, folate levels decreased from breeding to day 60 of gestation in parity 1 for all treatments, then increased through lactation. In parity 2, folate levels decreased up to day 90 …