Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024 Summary: Reproduction and production
Antonio Palomo summarizes the swine production and reproduction presentations from the latest Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024.
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Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024 Summary: Production, sustainability, and nutrition
This year's edition of the Swine Conference in honor of Dr. Allen D. Leman was a special 50th Anniversary event and took place September 21-24 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre Convention Center in Minnesota, USA.
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Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Reproduction, welfare, and nutrition
In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.
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Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: sanitation, immunology, vaccines
In this second installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers and posters on health, immunology, and vaccines presented at the latest edition of the IPVS and ESPHM-ECPHM in Leipzig.
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27-Aug-2024jin-kuk-ahnIt is so good to share the summary.
Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Viruses and parasites
In this first installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations and posters from the latest edition of IPVS and ESPHM-ECPHM.
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55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Miscellaneous
Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations from the latest AASV, ranging from the future of the veterinary profession to the eradication of diseases, hog prices, and experiences in improving pig survival.
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55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Vaccines and biosecurity
In this second article, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on vaccines and biosecurity given at AASV 2024.
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55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Health
Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on swine health from the recent edition of the AASV that took place in Nashville (Tennessee).
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Sow nutrition: Critical points in the transition period (2/2)
Factors we should keep in mind when considering the nutritional needs of sows in the transition period: body condition, parity, piglet mortality, glycogen in piglets, colostrum, and milk.
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Sow nutrition: Critical points in the transition period (1/2)
Aspects to keep in mind when considering sows' nutritional needs in the transition period: fetal growth and associated tissues, mammary development, endogenous heat, and adaptive physiological processes.
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Sow nutrition: What roles do the different nutrients play in the transition period?
Which is better: to look at feed intake per day or nutrient intake per day?
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From gestation to farrowing: The growing importance of the transition period
The change from gestation to lactation feed concerns us, but in practice we are conditioned to this change taking place abruptly.
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03-Sep-2024mary-wangThank you for sharing, useful
An update on porcine coronavirus
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has taken over headlines recently. In this article we review the different diseases that this family of viruses causes in pigs, remembering that no infections in humans have been reported from swine coronaviruses.
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Swine influenza: doubts about its control on the farm
The author presents a review of the current situation of influenza in pigs to end with his doubts and comments on the effectiveness of control measures on the farm.
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Post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets: preventive practices
List of practical measures applied in our daily work with good results. Those measures must be considered as a whole and never individually.
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31-Oct-2017jo-heusschenour experiences in preventing post weaning diarrhoe / streptoccen problems: improving weaning weight by stimulating feed intake in a special feed management system, by combining milk replacer and pellet, with also the objective reducing the number of forster sows. 1 piglet more at the sow, than teats available for drinking. 7,3 - 7,5 kg at weaning should be possible at 25/26 days weaning age (in this case with Topigs TN 70).
Nutritional strategies to prevent post-weaning E. coli enterotoxaemia
The aim of the main nutritional strategies is to ensure a beneficial effect on the digestive flora of piglets and their intestinal health after weaning, thus reducing the risk of colibacillosis.
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