How to control piglets during split nursing
The disadvantage of some boxes is that some piglets are too big and lively and jump off easily.
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Hipra presents Previron®
HIPRA presents PREVIRON®, its new gleptoferron iron for the prevention of ferropenic anaemia in piglets.
Outcomes of gestation length in relation to farrowing performance
Premature births increase the number of intra-partum deaths and result in lower birthweights, the presence of apnoea, and severe metabolic alterations in piglets.
44% less piglets under 1000 gram
In recent years, users of Topigs Norsvin genetics have experienced a clear drop in piglets with a birth weight below 1000 grams. Based on genotypic information, the percentage of piglets born with a weight below 1000 grams dropped by 44% between 2012 and 2016.
Arginine supplementation during lactation affects sow metabolism and improve litter performance
Sow metabolism during lactation is affected by arginine supplementation promoting litter weigh improvement.
Differential diagnosis of post-weaning diarrhoea: Sample collection
Autolysis prevents histopathological diagnosis with special relevance to intestinal samples
Handling young pigs on-farm
Great care is needed particularly when handling young pigs above 6kg/3 weeks of age, to avoid causing lasting damage.
PRRSV surveillance on the breeding herd - is oral fluids from suckling piglets an alternative?
Oral fluids are practical, fast, easy, cost-effective and reliable methods for sampling pig populations, but it has not been easy or practical to obtain such samples from suckling piglets...
Diet digestibility and growth performance of weaned pigs fed Brassica napus canola meal
Soybean meal in weanling diets may be partially replaced by canola meal without affecting performance parameters but, canola meal quality has to be taken into account.
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.
Pig carcass tail lesions: the influence of record keeping through an advisory service and the relationship with farm performance parameters
This study provides the first indication that record keeping through an advisory service may help to lower the risk of tail biting, which is associated with improved farm performance.
Feed supplementation of lactobacillus affects performance and immune function of piglets
Feed supplemented strains have limited ability to compete with the indigenous intestinal microbiota of piglets.
Ear tagging in piglets: the cortisol response with and without analgesia
Ear tagging causes a dramatic increase in cortisol levels compared with handling alone in piglets, which suggests that this procedure causes substantial distress.
Paper in the farrowing quarters: not only for the piglets...
It is easy to see the reaction of the sows (of all of them!) when we supply them with paper. A handful in front of their snout or at the reach of their mouth is enough... oxytocin! It is like giving an injection!
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.