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Post-farrowing, all sows were fed similarly during lactation with a gradual increase in feed allowance in accordance with Danish recommendation until it reached the maximum allowance of 9 kg\/d on day 17 of lactation. Plasma samples were collected from the sows during farrowing and lactation, and sow\u2019s body weight and backfat thickness, and milk samples were taken during lactation. Litters were standardized to have 13 to 15 piglets each and weighed once weekly during lactation. Plasma concentrations of urea, acetate, and butyrate in sows linearly increased (P &amp;lt; 0.001), while non-esterified fatty acids linearly decreased (P &amp;lt; 0.001) during farrowing with increasing feeding level. Moreover, concentrations of triglycerides (P &amp;lt; 0.001), acetate (P = 0.007), and succinate (P &amp;lt; 0.001) were greater in plasma collected at the onset of farrowing compared to the end of farrowing. Conversely, concentrations of glucose, urea, and butyrate (P &amp;lt; 0.001) were lower in plasma collected at the onset of farrowing than at the end. Sows fed 2.4 and 3.1 kg\/d exhibited greater triglyceride concentrations than those fed 3.7 (P = 0.03) and 5.0 (P = 0.02) kg\/d. Sows fed 1.8 kg\/d during the last week of gestation had lower milk yield in wk 1 (P &amp;lt; 0.001) and wk 2 (P = 0.001) of lactation compared to the other groups. Additionally, litter weight gain (P = 0.04) and litter weaning weight (P = 0.007) were lower in sows fed 1.8 kg\/d compared to the other groups. The greatest milk yield, litter growth, and litter size were observed in sows fed 3.7 kg\/d during the last week of gestation, whereas the estimate generated by the regression model revealed that sows should have been provided with 4.0 to 4.1 kg\/d as an adequate feeding level to maximize these performances in the subsequent lactation. Interestingly, feeding level during the last week of gestation did not influence feed intake during lactation. 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