Pigs Weaned from Sows Fed a Feed Flavor Had Improved Nursery Performance, but Feed Flavor in the Nursery Diets did not Impact Performance

A total of 360 weaned pigs (DNA 241 × 600: initially 12.6 lb) were used to evaluate the effects previous sow feed flavoring treatment (control vs. flavor) and nursery diets formulated with or without a flavor on growth performance in 38-d trial. Pigs at approximately 19 d from sows fed 0.05% (Krave AP, Adisseo, Alpharetta, GA). placed pens (5 6 per pen) within randomly assigned 1 2 dietary treatments. There 14 17 replications treatment. Nursery treatments either control diet containing (Delistart #NA 21, GA) added diet. Dietary arranged factorial main Offspring had higher (P < 0.001) BW weaning, which was maintained throughout study. No significant differences observed for ADG, ADFI, F/G during phase 1. During 2, there tendency 0.10) effect both ADG. greater ADG compared diet, increased those having ADFI. 3, 0.05) ADFI where but poorer F/G. an interaction between that obtained no difference when Overall, progeny = 0.038) 0.043) final In conclusion, offspring BW, presence did not elicit better overall performance.