Feeding strategies in primiparous sows on body condition and performance in the first lactation
Differing feeding strategies during rearing may not affect the overall performance of gilts.
Page 2 of articles about colostrum
Whole yeast product supplementation through gestation and lactation on sow and litter performance
Dietary inclusion of Pichia guilliermondii during gestation may improve prolificity while reducing low body weigh category piglets at birth.
Fiber in the diet is important for farrowing performance and colostrum production
The fiber in the diet improves the colostrum yield of sows and it helps reducing farrowing length. But... how many grams of fiber are recommended to be supplied to the sows during last week prior to farrowing?
Obtaining colostrum from sows injected with long-acting oxytocin
Administer long-acting oxytocin to sows that have started farrowing to milk them more easily.
Feed supplement for sows increases colostrum quality
The Colfapig feed supplement from A-One is a two-star New Product exhibit at Agromek 2018
Are all non-viable piglets, really not viable?
There are casualties in the farrowing unit due to poor colostrum intake but, how many are there really? Are they just being classified as non-viable piglets?
Relationships between colostrum supply of suckling piglets and Salmonella prevalence in piglet rearing
The study provides preliminary evidence that when comparing Salmonella-inconspicuous farms with Salmonella-conspicuous ones, the colostrum supply may be a critical factor that needs to be considered.
The immune system and immunity in swine: maternal and neonatal immunity
This article discuss about the protection of the placenta, the colostrum, the immunity conferred by milk and the congenital acquired immunity of the piglet.
Perinatal dietary choline deficiency in sows
Dietary choline deficiency induces alterations in plasma choline metabolites which are evident at the end of lactation. Betaine and select FAs in milk are sensitive to maternal dietary choline deficiency and day of lactation. Alterations in concentrations of these nutrients may affect early-life neonatal development.
Effects of sodium butyrate supplementation on reproductive performance and colostrum composition in gilts
Collectively, SB supplementation could reduce the rate of gilts return to estrus, alter the composition of colostrum and enhance the growth rate of piglets.
Coefficients of repeatability for colostrum and milk composition of PLW and PL sows over three consecutive lactations
It can be stated that the lactose content of sow colostrum in the first lactation could be indicative of a female's predisposition to produce colostrum and milk with similar lactose content over two consecutive lactations.
Evaluation of an on-farm method to assess colostrum IgG content in sows
The Brix refractometer provides a simple, fast and inexpensive estimation of colostrum IgG in sows.
Neonatal piglets are able to differentiate more productive from less productive teats
Current results confirmed that teats used in first lactation produce more milk in second lactation, and that piglets are able to detect this difference.
Conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation reduces the fat content in the colostrum and increases IgG
Colostrum production and immunoglobulin concentrations to conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation.
Providing colostrum with an AI catheter
Use the probe of an intrauterine AI catheter to provide colostrum.
Reference values for immunocrit ratios to assess maternal antibody uptake in 1-day-old piglets
The IR method ascertains whether piglets are receiving adequate maternal antibodies until their own immune systems are developed.