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Intrauterine growth restricted piglets defined by their head shape ingest insufficient amounts of colostrum

The present study showed that the physiology of piglets in the colostrum period was affected by IUGR status at birth, and their intermediary metabolism was altered due to different colostrum intakes.

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Split suckling

This video by BPEX explains the split suckling technique, which we can use to make sure that the smallest piglets have access to colostrum during their first 6 hours of life.

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An investigation of the impacts of induced parturition, birth weight, birth order, litter size, and sow parity on piglet serum concentrations of immunoglobulin G

Supervision of farrowing may allow for improved colostrum intake with benefits to passive immunity.

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Live yeast supplementation to gestation and lactation diets on reproductive performance in sows

Live yeast supplementation may improve reproductive performance in sows.

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Maternal conditions during gestation may affect milk fat composition and offspring growth

Maternal conditions during gestation and pre-birth environment may affect further growth rate in newborn pigs.

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Vaccination of sows reduces the prevalence of PCV-2 viraemia in their piglets under field conditions

Under the study conditions, dam vaccination reduced PCV-2 viraemia in the offspring with colostrum access.

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Corn DDGS in sow diets: Effects on sow and litter performance

Corn and soybean meal may be partially replaced by DDGS in sow diets during late gestation and lactation without affecting sow and litter performance.

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Split-suckling and feeding coconut oil on piglet performance and survival

Split-suckling twice improves piglet growth performance whereas coconut oil administration did not provide any benefits on performance.

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Clinical case: Necrotizing pneumonia in suckling piglets

In a factory farm located in Mexico an increase in the mortality in the farrowing quarters was seen, and this coincides with temperature and relative humidity increases.

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When there are not enough teats, the strongest piglet always occupies the place of the weak one, that is left without milk to suckle.

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Transfers of piglets until the 3rd-4th day after their birth

When there are not enough teats, the strongest piglet always occupies the place of the weak one, that is left without milk to suckle.

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Diet deprivation and over-allowance during prepuberty on mammary gland development and lactation performance of sows

Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance does not improve mammary gland development or milk yield.

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New tool predicts piglet’s nursing ability

The immunocrit, which measures newborn piglet serum immunoglobulin, is simple, inexpensive, rapid, and accurate.

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Effect of different dietary fat sources at the end of gestation on the performance of sows and their offspring

The results show the importance of the FA composition in colostrum on the growth of piglets.

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Supplementing sows with a zootechnical feed additive decreases fecal shedding of bacteria and improves calostral immunoglobulin concentrations and litter performance

The use of a zootechnical feed additive during gestation may reduce microbial pathogens in feces and improve IGA concentration in calostrum.

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Influence of feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii on immunoglobulins of sow’s colostrum and milk

Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii significantly increased the IgG and IgA concentration of colostrum.

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Plasma protein profiles of neonatal pigs before and after suckling

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in plasma protein profiles of neonatal piglets before and after suckling, in order to characterize the gastrointestinal absorption of colostral proteins into the neonatal bloodstream.