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Effect of straw amount on feed intake and weight gain in growing pigs housed in pens with partly slatted floor

The more straw provided (between 10 and 500 g) the higher the daily weight gain. The feed conversion ratio was not affected by the amount of straw provided.

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Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic

The ministry has budgeted 20 million euros in 2020 to promote the purchase of anaesthetics, providing financial support to livestock farmers.

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IPVS2020: Scientific Committee announces complete scientific program

The event will bring together some of the world's most renowned researchers from June 2nd to 5th in the city of Rio de Janeiro

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It’s all a matter of husbandry: Finland’s largest piglet operation profitable despite forgoing docking!

A Finn farmer shares his strategy for keeping long-tailed pigs. Just 2% of his animals arrive at the slaughterhouse with damaged tails. It's possible!

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NutritionAbstract

Feeding strategies in primiparous sows on body condition and performance in the first lactation

Differing feeding strategies during rearing may not affect the overall performance of gilts.

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EU: Harmonisation of animal welfare labelling

A transparent and harmonised EU animal welfare label could meet rising consumer expectations, open a new market, and improve animal welfare.

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Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping

Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress and improves average daily gain after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities

Increased suckling intensity increased litter weight gain but reduced piglet ADG. Following lactations were not negatively affected by increased suckling intensity of the first lactation. Loss of sow body reserves was reduced for the second lactation.

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Finding efficiency with automated sorting scales

Gain productivity, help lower costs, and improve finishing pig performance.

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SowBridge: Continuing education without leaving your barn or office

SowBridge allows industry professionals access to distance learning from the comfort of their home, office or swine unit, without an internet connection. Registration deadline for 2020-2021 is January 15.

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A multimodal approach for piglet pain management after tail docking

Effectiveness of each analgesia drug and drug combination was evaluated using behavioral indicators, vocalization, and facial grimace analysis. All treatment groups with buprenorphine were able to alleviate tail docking-associated pain.

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Does feeding time matter in gestation?

Does feeding time affect reproductive performance?

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United Kingdom: New National Pig Centre to deliver important industry research

The University of Leeds is opening its £11 million National Pig Centre, which it believes will make Yorkshire one of the best places in Europe for pig research.

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FVE & EAPHM position on preventing tail docking and tail biting

FVE and EAPHM to work together with national authorities to promote the establishment an implementation of a system to eliminate the need for routine tail docking to better animal welfare.

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Effect of litter aggregation and pooling on detection of PRRSv in piglet processing fluids

Sampling technique validated to monitor PRRSV-2 using serosanguinous exudate or processing fluids (PFs) from tissues obtained during tail docking and castration provides a general framework to interpret PRRSV-2 surveillance program results more accurately.

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What is gene editing?

This unfamiliar concept may sound strange to someone outside the industry, but this video explains that we have made breeding choices for thousands of years.