12612 20170831220515.0 TAZ-TFM-2013-951 eng Blavi Josa, Laia Maternal learning and Creep-Feeding: two strategies determining the post-weaning performance of piglets Zaragoza Universidad de Zaragoza 2013 by-nc-sa Creative Commons 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ The early exposure of foetus to certain volatiles may result in a further preference for these compounds later in life and can positively affect the further acceptance of food containing a similar flavour. The study consisted in three trials: 1) determination of the effects on piglet performance of flavour supplementation in sow’s diets (late gestation and lactation) and in weaning diets; 2) creep-feed consumption and preference evaluation by a double choice test (DCHT) comparing the studied flavour and a negative control; 3) identification of the independent role of flavour inclusion in late gestation or lactation throughout DCHT. The inclusion of flavour in sow’s diets improved piglets’ appetite when same flavour was included at weaning. The positive reward associated to the flavour included in sow’s diet was stronger when piglets were offered a non-flavoured creep-feed. Exposure to flavour only at the end of gestation would be enough to condition the piglets. Máster Universitario en Nutrición Animal Derechos regulados por licencia Creative Commons creep-feed maternal learning flavour piglet preferences Pérez Hernández, José Francisco dir. Solà Oriol, David dir. Universidad de Zaragoza Producción Animal y Ciencia de los Alimentos Producción Animal Guada Vallepuga, José Antonio ponente 664500@celes.unizar.es 1430187 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/12612/files/TAZ-TFM-2013-951.pdf Memoria (eng) Memoria (eng) oai:zaguan.unizar.es:12612 driver trabajos-fin-master TAZ TFM VET