Non-infectious causes of pre-weaning mortality in piglets
Piglet pre-weaning mortality (PWM) is one of the major reproductive components that affects herd productivity in the swine industry.
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Assessment of the lactation feed intakes including environmental temperatures and betaine supplementation
Sow feed intake is limited at high temperature in ad libitum fed sows during lactation but, betaine supplemented sows may show higher feed intake during this period .
Evaluation of an on-farm method to assess colostrum IgG content in sows
The Brix refractometer provides a simple, fast and inexpensive estimation of colostrum IgG in sows.
Do nurse sows and foster litters have impaired animal welfare?
The results show that nurse sows and their piglets to some extent experience more welfare problems than non-nurse sows with piglets at a similar age.
The effect of varying duration of water restriction on lactating sows
Duration of water restriction did not affect water consumption on a 24-h basis, nursing behaviour or performance.
Neonatal piglets are able to differentiate more productive from less productive teats
Current results confirmed that teats used in first lactation produce more milk in second lactation, and that piglets are able to detect this difference.
The performance of lactating sows and their offspring assessed over feed presentation
Feed presentation in crumbles or mash for does not affect sow and litter performance.
Providing colostrum with an AI catheter
Use the probe of an intrauterine AI catheter to provide colostrum.
Cleaning the bowls for milk replacer supplementation
A system for cleaning the bowls in a practical, effective, and quick way without splashing all the farrowing pen or soaking the piglets.
Reference values for immunocrit ratios to assess maternal antibody uptake in 1-day-old piglets
The IR method ascertains whether piglets are receiving adequate maternal antibodies until their own immune systems are developed.
Effect of radiant heat at the birth site in farrowing crates on hypothermia and behaviour in neonatal piglets
Radiant heating behind the sows reduced hypothermia in new-born piglets and indicate that providing heat during the first half hour after birth is important.
Reducing the number of nurse sows on the farm
Finding alternatives to reduce the number of nurse sows by maximising the number of suckling piglets per sow.
Milk replacements
The use of milk replacers is helpful, both to increase the number of weaned piglets and to simplify the management of nurse sows.
Use of feeding strategies during the suckling period to better thrive the weaning process
Creep-feed and milk formula before weaning improves post-weaning performance.
Effects of dietary 0.5% aniseed extract on milk yield of sows and their offspring
Sow dietary supplementation with aniseed extract during late gestation and lactation improves milk yield and litter performance.