Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
An hourly feeding regime could optimize sow productive performance, body condition, milk yield, welfare, and piglet growth in swine production.
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Dietary omega-3 long-chain fatty acids influence on microbial diversity and composition in sows' feces, colostrum, milk, and suckling piglets' feces
Sow omega-3 supplementation may affect microbial populations in the dam and their offspring.
The impact of bump feeding on sow reproductive performance, milk yield, piglet birth weight, and farrowing behavior
Increasing feed intake during late gestation may improve sow and litter performance.
The impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine
Results suggest increasing functional teat number would enhance both piglet survival and reproductive throughput.
Branched-chain amino acids and arginine dietary supplementation and its implications in lactating sows and offspring
Exceeding nutritional requirements of branched-chain amino acids and arginine may improve sow and piglet performance as well as immune status by changes in colostrum and milk.
Tonisity launches Tonisity PxM® - its third generation solution for swine producers
Isotonic milk replacer additive helps piglets overcome key productivity hurdles.
Heat stress affects the sows' reproductive cycle
From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study regarding the effect of heat stress on sows: Which weeks does it affect the farrowing rate the most? What about the weaning-to-first-service interval? Are there differences depending on parity?
Weaning without zinc oxide (1/3): Good weaning starts in the farrowing room
We spoke with Alberto Garcia (Inga Food SA, Spain) and Chretien Gielen (De Varkenspraktijk, The Netherlands), to discuss aspects related to weaning management and conditions.
Fish oil in sow diets as a strategy to modify immune components in colostrum and milk
The n-3 fatty acids supplementation in gestation and lactation diets may affect colostrum and milk composition and the immune response.
Milk supplementation in the farrowing room: an alternative strategy with hyperprolific sows?
A much higher percentage of piglets prefer milk supplement over creep feed. Here are the results of the latest studies on this subject.
Reducing the stress of weaning: is pre-weaning socialisation of piglets a strategy to consider?
Does co-mingling during lactation benefit piglets in the long term? See how socialisation influences pigs behaviour and physiology.
How does inducing farrowing affect immunological parameters in colostrum?
When labour induction is applied, the questions arise about possible effects on labour and lactation, including colostral immunity.
Practical fostering: a key step in maximizing the quantity and quality of pigs weaned
Put more piglets on than teats? When to start fostering? Am I cross fostering piglets too many times?
Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities
Increased suckling intensity increased litter weight gain but reduced piglet ADG. Following lactations were not negatively affected by increased suckling intensity of the first lactation. Loss of sow body reserves was reduced for the second lactation.
Gilt backfat thickness in late pregnancy, mammary development and piglet growth
Do gilts with greater backfat thickness produce more milk?
Feeding CLA and MCFA in late gestation and lactation to sows on the growth and survival of their offspring
Feeding CLA to sows may improve the survival of their born-alive piglets.