Dietary CLA during late gestation on composition of primiparous sows’ colostrum
Sow dietary CLA supplementation may be transferred in colostrum enhancing piglets’ immunity leading to lower mortality rates.
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Spray-dried porcine plasma in lactation diets
Dietary spray-dried porcine plasma supplementation during lactation may improve litter performance in multiparous sows.
The immune system and immunity in swine: maternal and neonatal immunity
This article discuss about the protection of the placenta, the colostrum, the immunity conferred by milk and the congenital acquired immunity of the piglet.
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.
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.
Increasing energy intake during gestation, improvement for primiparous sows
Sow and litter performance in primiparous sows is directly affected by energy intake during gestation.
Perinatal dietary choline deficiency in sows
Dietary choline deficiency induces alterations in plasma choline metabolites which are evident at the end of lactation. Betaine and select FAs in milk are sensitive to maternal dietary choline deficiency and day of lactation. Alterations in concentrations of these nutrients may affect early-life neonatal development.
Minimize the nutrient deficiency in early lactation and improve milk yield
A better fit of nutrient requirements in early lactation improves sow milk yield.
Coefficients of repeatability for colostrum and milk composition of PLW and PL sows over three consecutive lactations
It can be stated that the lactose content of sow colostrum in the first lactation could be indicative of a female's predisposition to produce colostrum and milk with similar lactose content over two consecutive lactations.
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.
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.
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.
Anterior teats secrete higher volumes of colostrum than the posterior
Anterior teats appear to contain more IgA and IgG than the posterior ones in sows.
Superinfection of sows with Cystoisospora suis ante partum
This benefit for the offspring highlights the potential of oral immunisation of sows against C. suis as a possible passive vaccination strategy for new born piglets against this important pathogen.
Citric acid supplementation on performance, digestibility and milk composition in sows
Supplementation of citric acid improves the absorption of dietary Ca, P and protein.