Creep feeding
Creep feeding is the practice of feeding a solid diet to piglets while they are suckling the sow, preparing their digestive system for weaning.
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Suckling effects in sows: importance for mammary development and productivity
Suckling during 12 to 14 h postpartum is insufficient to maintain lactation and the process of involution that occurs in early lactation is reversible within 1 day.
Sow dietary fatty acid profile alters fat metabolism and fatty acid composition in weanling pigs
Sows fed PUFA rich diets promote FA beta-oxidation in pigs after weaning which could help the mobilization of body reserves for this critical period.
Health indicators of sows and offspring in sows fed genetically modified maize
There is not a clear effect of feeding genetically modified maize on sow and offspring performance.
Influence of the feed form when feeding breeding sows
One of the most frequent recommendations for improving the feed consumption in sows during lactation is using pelleted feed instead of meal. Nevertheless, this recommendation is not very well supported by experimental evidences.
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.
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.
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.
Effect of split weaning on sow ovulatory responses to injection of gonadotrophins during lactation
More split-weaned than control sows had elevated serum progesterone 2 days post weaning (47.6% versus 9.5%).
The consumption of milk without restrictions does not guarantee the production success of the piglet after its weaning
The piglets that suckle in the rear area of the udder start to eat feed before, and this would explain their better adaptation to the weaning.
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.
Lysine to metabolizable energy ratio affects growth performance, blood metabolites and hormones of lactating sows
Providing 3.05 g/Mcal ratio of SID Lys:ME in lactating sows, litter weight gain could be maximized.
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.
Dietary fat supplementation on sow and litter performance in high ambient temperatures
The inclusion of a mixture of animal-vegetable blend fat and choice white grease may improve sow and litter performance in summer conditions.
Nurse sows
As of the 3rd-4th day of lactation it is not recommendable anymore to replace small piglets and piglets with poor a growth rate for good piglets, because it is probable that the teat that has to be used has already dried off due to the scarce stimulation received for several consecutive days.
Reducing pre-weaning mortality rates begins with sow management
Adequate gestation length and management promotes long-term pig health.