Can supplemental fat in lactation diets offset the effects of high temperatures?

Research suggests that, in the modern prolific sow, the use of additional dietary fat increased feed disappearance and energy intake. But, while adding fat to lactation diets for P3+ sows improved litter growth rate, it was not beneficial for first and second parity sows

by JANICE MURPHY

The lactating sow is a veritable power plant, requiring vast amounts of nutrients for milk production, including upwards of 78 per cent of her net energy requirement, and also producing heat in the process.