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Anaemia in the sow: a cohort study to assess factors with an impact on haemoglobin concentration

There is no evidence of a relation between haemoglobin concentration and the number of total born, stillborn or number of piglets alive at three weeks and the next breeding performance.

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Rapeseed meal on gestation and lactation diets on the performance of sows and their litters

The inclusion of rapeseed meal until 10% does not affect sow reproductive or litter performance.

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Retail Council of Canada grocery members’ commitment on sow housing

The Retail Council of Canada believes that sows should be housed in an environment where their pregnancy, health and well-being are taken into highest consideration.

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Post partum deaths; piglet, placental, and umbilical characteristics

These results may indicate that there is an upper uterine limitation of litter size, and that placental area and placental weight influence post partum survival.

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United States: New Jersey will prohibit the confinement of breeding pigs in crates

New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the tenth state to outlaw the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates.

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Alpha-lipoic acid on antioxidative ability and performance of sows and nursing piglets

Dietary alpha-lipoic acid supplementation in sows enhances the antioxidant activity and performance of mothers and their offspring.

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The use of crystalline amino acids in lactating sow diets

Corn/soybean meal lactation diets can contain up to 0.40% L–lysine-HCl with no detrimental effect on reproductive performance.

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United States: pork producers reaffirm industry support for producer choice on sow housing

At the National Pork Industry Forum, pork producers approved a resolution reaffirming the industry's position that producers should be able to select a sow housing system.

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Effects of feeding rapeseed meal during gestation and lactation on the performance of hyperprolific sows and their litters

10% RM to hyper prolific sows over three parities was safe and did not affect sow longevity, reproductive or litter performance.

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Effect of distributing primary and secondary antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval

The supply of the antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval significantly reduced both the percentage of immature piglets per litter and the within‐litter variation of birth weights.

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Commission increases pressure on Member States to enforce group housing of sows

European Commission called on Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation concerning the welfare of animals.

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Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group‐housed gestating sows

Sows had received their daily ration in one or two meals. Reproductive performance during gestation and the following lactation was measured.

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Effects of an increased feeding level during second gestation in sows

Increasing the feeding level during gestation improves weight gain of the sow and diminishes blood’s NEFA concentration, but does not affect the embryo or the placenta.

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Press releases

Osborne Industries Adds Farrowing, Gestation Stalls

New farrowing stalls by Osborne address the two major economic concerns in farrowing: pre-wean mortality and sow appetite.

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Three colours during the gestation. The more visual the easier

The goal is to make the management during the gestation easier using a different colour spray colour each week to mark the tasks carried out with the sows.

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Sorting by parity to reduce aggression toward first-parity sows in group-gestation housing systems

Sorting by parity shielded first-parity sows from severe injuries caused by mixing-induced aggression.