Compounds from multilayer plastic bags cause reproductive failures in artificial insemination
This is the first described relationship between reproductive failure and toxic compounds released from plastic bags.
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The importance of hyperprolificacy
Achieving a high prolificacy and knowing how to take advantage of it (transform it into weaned piglets) is vital for the productivity of a sow farm.
The battle of the sexes starts in the oviduct: modulation of oviductal transcriptome by X and Y-bearing spermatozoa
Data suggest that the oviduct functions as a biological sensor that screens the spermatozoon, and then responds by modifying the oviductal environment.
Effect of cross-fostering and oral supplementation with colostrums on performance of newborn piglets
The aim of the experiment was to study the effect on litter performance of two oral supplementation strategies on piglets born weighing 1.35 kg or less.
Energy savings using cover-nests in farrowing rooms
The use of these nests help create two well-differentiated areas: a warmer one for the piglets and a cooler one for the sows.
Italy: a patent for the genetic identification of the Cinta Senese breed has been developed
The patented method has allowed the definition of the minimum genetic traits that allow to identify the Cinta Senese breed (genotype) and the genetic variability level within the breed.
Clinical case: Reproductive disorders in a newly established herd
The veterinarian is called from a new established herd in Brittany because some clinical signs appear on gilts from the two first deliveries introduced in the farm.
Swine artificial insemination: which technique to use and how many sperm per dose?
We should be cautious when setting the number of sperm per insemination dose, so the urge to reduce it does not make us use a number that is under the fertility threshold. Something that may be productive and/or profitable for a certain farm may not be so for another farm.
Supplementing cryopreservation media with reduced glutathione increases fertility of sows
Supplementing freezing media with 2 mm GSH greatly improves boar sperm cryopreservation technology, as it significantly improves the fertilizing ability of frozen-thawed spermatozoa.
Sino-French agreement in the agriculture and agri-food sectors
This agreement will strengthen the pig meat, fowl and wine exports.
Comparison of management options for sows kept in pens with electronic feeding stations
These results demonstrate that management options can affect the reproductive performance and injuries of gestating sows in the ESF system.
Sow overmanagement consequences (2/2)
The results reveal that the stress that the sows due to excessive interventions around the moment of the farrowing causes a clear increase in the pre-weaning mortality.
Sow overmanagement consequences (1/2)
We saw aggressiveness in the sows, and we suspected that it could have been caused by the handling around the moment of the farrowing. We decided to register and analyze the data relative to the handling in order to confirm our suspicions.
Non-surgical pig embryo transfer is a reality
The procedure is simple, quick and well tolerated by the recipient sows.
Colombia and Canada reaffirm sanitary and phytosanitary agreements
During the committee, punctual agreements were established in order to make progress in the importation of animals and genetic material of the swine and ovine species.
Do we make the most of the space in our farrowing quarters?
It is common to see that there are many farms on which the gestation of the sows entered in the farrowing quarters is not correctly managed. How much space / batch would be losing a farm that enters systematically a 10% of sows / batch one week before than the appropriate date?