An experiment was carried out to evaluate the performance of lactating sows and their piglets fed with high moisture corn diets with or without organic acids. Fifteen sows were used in a randomized complete block with three treatments (control diet; control diet with 0.5% of benzoic acid; control diet with 0.5% of fumaric acid) with five replications each. The diets were elaborated within a 24h period. Diets elaborated with high moisture corn with benzoic or fumaric acids did not modify (P>0.05) the backfat thickness and the average daily feed intake. The average daily weight gain (0.22kg) and average weaning live weight (6.2kg) of piglets were not influenced (P>0.05) between treatments. The addition of organic acids in diets containing high moisture corn does not alter the performance of lactating sows and piglets.
benzoic acid; body score; fumaric acid; performance; piglets
