Publications by authors named "Brigit Lozinski"
An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of providing drinking water of differing qualities on growth performance and health of nursery pigs. Weanling pigs ( = 450; 150 pigs/group; 10 pigs/pen) were assigned randomly to one of three experimental groups consisting of three water sources of varying qualities: 1) Water source A containing 1,410 ppm hardness (CaCO equivalent), 1,120 ppm sulfates, and 1,500 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS); 2) Water source B containing 909 ppm hardness (CaCO equivalent), 617 ppm sulfates, and 1,050 ppm TDS; and 3) Water source C containing 235 ppm hardness (CaCO equivalent), 2 ppm sulfates, and 348 ppm TDS. Pigs were provided ad libitum access to their respective water sources for the duration of the study which began at weaning (21 d of age) and ended 40 d later (61 d of age).
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- Maternal health and the microbial environment during birth significantly shape the microbiomes of piglets, with different cleaning methods in delivery rooms affecting microbial exposure.
- Research found that piglets born in disinfected environments had lower bacterial diversity and distinct microbiome compositions compared to those born in nondisinfected environments.
- While higher microbial exposure in nondisinfected environments aligned with increased diversity, it also correlated with lower piglet weights, emphasizing the need to balance microbiome development and growth performance in swine farming.