Magnesium supplementation improves digestibility and reproductive parameters in sows
Magnesium supplementation can increase reproductive performance in adult sows.
Page 5 of articles about gestation
Data, hormones and holidays (1/2)
A strict schedule allows us to concentrate all the important events, and time periods where more attention/work is required, within the working days.
NET energy system for gestating and lactating sows (1/2)
Making use of the NET energy system for sows to formulate feeds makes it possible to achieve a smooth transition from gestation to lactation diets, which makes the transition period around farrowing easier for the sows.
Pregnant sows: Notes on the card wrapped in a plastic bag
Wrap the sow's card in a transparent plastic bag and write down on it the information with a thick marker.
Effect of feeding on hormones related with feed intake in reproductive sows
Insulin, acylated ghrelin and cortisol could be used as biomarkers to detect situations resulting in a poor energy balance in order to improve handling programs.
Influence of permanent use of feeding stalls as living area on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions for group-housed gestating sows kept on straw deep-litter
Keeping group-housed gestating sows on partly straw bedded floor with permanent access to the concrete feeding stalls compared to fully straw bedded floor did not significantly influence animal performance and NH3-emissions, and decreased CO2eq-emissions.
Phase feeding of sows in gestation
The nutrient requirements of the sow change during gestation and the feed provision must meet this demand; hence the need for phase feeding.
Are sows asking for the pig334? (1/2)
As you probably know, the name pig333 web comes from the length of the sow's gestation, which is "3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days". This paper proposes the necessity to review the length of gestation on our farm.
Tryptophan requirement of pregnant sows
Tryptophan requirement of pregnant sows increases from 1.7 g/d in early to 2.6 g/d in late pregnancy.
Myth: the type of housing pigs are raised in is a primary determinant of their welfare
This Meat MythCrusher video features Dr. Stacy Scramlin from South Dakota State University touring a sow housing facility to discuss different housing types and what determines humane handling of pigs raised for food.
Citric acid supplementation on performance, digestibility and milk composition in sows
Supplementation of citric acid improves the absorption of dietary Ca, P and protein.
Risk factors for lameness development in sows within the first days of group-housing
The aim of the present study was to determine risk factors for lameness development within the first days of group-housing, with a focus on housing conditions, management and post-mixing aggression in sows.
Maternal body composition and feed allowance during pregnancy on growth of the offspring
Maternal backfat depth in gestating sows influences on offspring growth and carcass lean yield.
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.
Algal biomass supplementation in maternal diets on piglet survival
Increasing DHA supplementation via algal biomass in maternal diets may improve piglet vitality after farrowing.
Australia: sow stall phase out initiative
he 2012 Annual Industry Survey shows that over half of the Australian pork industry is gestation stall free.