Nelson, Catherine E.Aramouni, Fadi M.Goering, Mikayla J.Bortoluzzi, Eduarda M.Knapp, Laura A.Herrera-Ibata, Diana M.Li, Ka WangJermoumi, RabiaHooker, Jane A.Sturek, JoshuaByrd, James PWu, HuiTrinetta, ValentinaAlloosh, MouhamadSturek, MichaelJaberi-Douraki, MajidHulbert, Lindsey E.2024-03-252024-03-252023-10-18Nelson CE, Aramouni FM, Goering MJ, et al. Adult Ossabaw Pigs Prefer Fermented Sorghum Tea over Isocaloric Sweetened Water. Animals (Basel). 2023;13(20):3253. Published 2023 Oct 18. doi:10.3390/ani13203253https://hdl.handle.net/1805/39467Ossabaw pigs (n = 11; 5-gilts, 6-barrows; age 15.6 ± 0.62 SD months) were exposed to a three-choice preference maze to evaluate preference for fermented sorghum teas (FSTs). After conditioning, pigs were exposed, in four sessions, to choices of white FST, sumac FST, and roasted sumac-FST. Then, pigs were exposed, in three sessions, to choices of deionized H2O (-control; avoidance), isocaloric control (+control; deionized H2O and sucrose), and blended FST (3Tea) (equal portions: white, sumac, and roasted sumac). When tea type was evaluated, no clear preference behaviors for tea type were observed (p > 0.10). When the 3Tea and controls were evaluated, pigs consumed minimal control (p < 0.01;18.0 ± 2.21% SEM), and they consumed great but similar volumes of +control and 3Tea (96.6 and 99.0 ± 2.21% SEM, respectively). Likewise, head-in-bowl duration was the least for -control, but 3Tea was the greatest (p < 0.01; 5.6 and 31.9 ± 1.87% SEM, respectively). Head-in-bowl duration for +control was less than 3Tea (p < 0.01; 27.6 vs. 31.9 ± 1.87% SEM). Exploration duration was the greatest in the area with the -control (p < 0.01; 7.1 ± 1.45% SEM), but 3Tea and +control exploration were not different from each other (1.4 and 3.0 ± 1.45% SEM, respectively). Regardless of tea type, adult pigs show preference for FST, even over +control. Adult pigs likely prefer the complexity of flavors, rather than the sweetness alone.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalSorghumFermentedTeaPorcineTasteSensoryOssabawSwinePigFlavorArticle