Fifty and two lactating sows were allotted to a randomized complete blocks experimental design with four digestible threonine levels (0.64; 0.67; 0.70 and 0.73%) and 13 replications, and each experimental unit was consisted by a female. The temperature inside in the room was of 29.7 ± 2.5°C. There was no effect of digestible threonine levels in the diet on the weight of the sows at weaning. The total and percentage sow weight losses linearly reduced with the increase of digestible threonine level in the diet during the lactation period. Digestible threonine level in the diets influenced fat thickness (FT) at weaning, and affected the total and percentage variation of FT. The compositions of fat and corporal protein at weaning were not influenced by digestible threonine levels in the diet. A linear reduction for total and percentage of corporal fat mobilizations was observed as digestible threonine levels increased in the diet. The mobilization of corporal protein, milk production and the interval weaning time-estrus were not influenced by digestible threonine levels in the diet. Digestible threonine leveld in the diet had no effect on intake of diet, of lysine and of digestible energy. However, a linear increase was observed for the intake of digestible threonine as the levels of it increased in the diet. Digestible threonine levels in the diet had not influenced the energy efficiency of the females, the performance of the piglets and the litters. High-producing lactating sows under high temperature environmental conditions require 0.73% of digestible threonine, corresponding to a daily intake of 32.5g and the digestible threonine:digestible lysine ratio of 73%.
amino acids; heat stress; lactation; litter; piglets; requirement
