Feeding CLA and MCFA in late gestation and lactation to sows on the growth and survival of their offspring
Feeding CLA to sows may improve the survival of their born-alive piglets.
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Lysophospholipid supplementation in lactating sows
Lysophospholipid supplementation during lactation may improve nutrient digestibility and of sow productivity.
Effect of creep feed intake in weanling piglets and starter diet allowance on pigs’ performance and gut structure
Creep feed intake may improve post-weaning adaptation to solid feed while higher intake of starter diet improves pig performance until slaughter.
Assessing the performance of lactating sows fed with two different organic diets
Low-protein organic diets can achieve performance standards in lactating sows with small litters but not in large litter.
Spray-dried porcine plasma in lactation diets
Dietary spray-dried porcine plasma supplementation during lactation may improve litter performance in multiparous sows.
Increase of dietary lysine levels in lactation diets on sow and litter performance
Increasing SID lysine levels in lactation diets may reduce tissue mobilisation of the sow while litter weight gain during lactation is improved.
The effect of double nursing, an alternative nursing strategy for the hyper-prolific sow herd
In the double nursing strategy every week one or more sows nurse two litters simultaneously from birth to weaning.
The behaviour and welfare of sows and piglets in farrowing crates or lactation pens
Three experiments were conducted to investigate the implications of replacing farrowing crates with an alternative housing system from 3 days postpartum until weaning.
Dietary crude protein increase in lactating diets
Increase crude protein level in lactating diet may enhance milk quality and improve sow and litter performance in high productive sows.
Energy and lysine requirements of sows during transition and lactation
The SID Lys:ME ratio during lactation depends on a milk yield and the body weight of the sow.
Arginine supplementation during lactation affects sow metabolism and improve litter performance
Sow metabolism during lactation is affected by arginine supplementation promoting litter weigh improvement.
Human chorionic gonadotrophin in early gestation improves sow fertility during summer
hCG stimulates growth of estrogenic follicles and CL function, and improves primiparous sow fertility during the summer months.
Feeding level during gestation affects farrowing and litter performance
Increasing feeding level during gestation may improve piglet body weight at birth but have a negative impact on feed intake and backfat loss during lactation.
Palygorskite dietary supplementation effects on back fat mobilization, leptin levels and oxidative stress in sows
The use of palygorskite in sow diets reduces oxidative stress in gestating sows.
Impact of maternally derived immunity on piglets’ immune response and protection against PCV2 after vaccination at different age
This study was aimed at evaluating the clinical protection, the level of Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) viremia and the immune response (antibodies and IFN-γ secreting cells (SC)) in piglets derived from PCV2 vaccinated sows and themselves vaccinated against PCV2 at different age, namely at 4, 6 and 8 weeks.
Prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of bacterial enteropathogens in suckling piglets in farrow-to-finish herds
The aim of the study was to determine both environmental and infectious factors, influencing occurrence of bacterial enteropathogens in suckling piglets.