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Multi-litter housing: development of piglets and growing and finishing pigs

Pre-weaning mortality (especially crushing by the sow) is higher in piglets raised in a multi-litter (ML) system until 9 weeks of age than in piglets raised in a single-litter (SL) system.

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New section: Piglet care

The period from birth to the nursery is the most sensitive one in the life of a pig.

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NutritionAbstract

Soybean meal can be partly replaced by field pea in weanling diets

Increasing inclusion of field pea reduces dietary crude protein digestibility but without negative impact on performance.

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Risk-benefit of the use of blood products and other animal proteins

The nutritional expected benefit of these products is very high but every precaution must be taken, especially to prevent introduction of PED and spreading of ASF.

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Visits to the feeder and visits in which feed disappears in the first two days after weaning of piglets that had access to creep during lactation

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Feeding behavior of newly weaned piglets: implications for weaning practices?

Piglets have little difficulty finding the feeder but piglets that were not exposed to creep feed during lactation do not recognize the feed as food when weaned.

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Weaning age and post-weaning feeding programme affect growing performance

Increasing weaning age has positive health effects and increase growth performance between weaning and 10 weeks of age.

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ManagementArticle

Handling of the pan feeders and the lamps in the farrowing pens

Having a piglet feeder and a lamp in each farrowing pen avoids the annoying moving of these items between rooms and sometimes between buildings.

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Evaluation of blood parameters as an early assessment of health status in nursery pigs

On the basis of the results of this study, it is possible that unthrifty nursery pigs may be identified by blood chemistry analysis at a time when they are showing no outward signs of disease.

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Dietary copper affects small intestine physiology in weanling pigs

Giving 225 mg of Cu/kg as Cu chloride may reduce intestinal oxidative stress than by using Cu sulfate in weanling pigs.

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Distribution of the LW of the piglets at the end of the lactation period during 6 consecutive weaning batches (A), and initial classification and evolution of the LW along the pre-starter stage (B).

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The live weight of the piglets weaned at 28 days: a decisive factor for a good post-weaning adaptation?

The performance decrease suffered by the piglets when weaned is one of the most worrying factors at the pig farms.

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The protein-to-energy ratio is a main driver of growth performance in piglets

Independently of the nature of the nutrient promoting imbalance, dietary protein-to-energy ratio may determine post-weaning piglet performance

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Spray-dried animal plasma on weanling pigs administered a PCV2 and M. hyopneumoniae vaccine strategy

Early administration of spray-dried animal plasma may stimulate feed intake in weanling pigs.

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Effects of dietary spray-dried egg on growth performance and health of weaned pigs

The addition of spray-dried egg in piglet’s diet may improve improving health and growth rate.

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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.

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Poor weaning transition ADG in is not correlated with pathological or immunological markers of enteric disease during a PRRSV outbreak

Poor tADG in pigs is not correlated with pathogens or immunological markers of enteric disease during a PRRSV.

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Iodine in water on weight gain, diarrhea and oral and dental health of nursery pigs

Iodine supplementation in-water does not affect growth performance in nursery pigs.