Foster sows, how to make them?
If we decide to use foster sows to wean the "extra" piglets farrowed by hyper-prolific sows, we must decide which system is best suited to our farm and our management conditions.
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Do nurse sows and foster litters have impaired animal welfare?
The results show that nurse sows and their piglets to some extent experience more welfare problems than non-nurse sows with piglets at a similar age.
Assessment of bioavailability of dl-methionine compared with l-methionine fed to nursery pigs
No different bioavalilability is observed between dl-Met and l-Met for piglets.
Treatment strategies for intestinal diseases in weaned piglets
Single animal treatment or batch medication? in any case, the treatment and choice of medication should be done based on resistance testing.
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.
The performance of lactating sows and their offspring assessed over feed presentation
Feed presentation in crumbles or mash for does not affect sow and litter performance.
Nutrigenomics in swine nutrition
Neonatal mineral and vitamin supplementation have a huge impact on bone development and body composition via the regulation of mesenchymal stem cells and satellite cell programing.
Birth weight has no influence on the morphology, digestive capacity and motility of the small intestine in suckling pigs
Birth weight had no influence on small intestinal development and function. However, the results confirm that the development and function of the small intestine alters with age.
Association between hematological status at weaning and weight gain post-weaning in piglets
The objective of the study was to determine the associations between hematological parameters at weaning and post-weaning weight gain in piglets.
Conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation reduces the fat content in the colostrum and increases IgG
Colostrum production and immunoglobulin concentrations to conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation.
Providing colostrum with an AI catheter
Use the probe of an intrauterine AI catheter to provide colostrum.
Practical approach to the critical control points of post-weaning diarrhoea on the farm
Enric Marco sums up the essential points to control post-weaning diarrhoea in our farm.
The simple things that make weaned pig management successful
Meeting the needs of the newly weaned pigs often proves to be difficult in many production settings.
Energy supplementation to neonatal piglets of low birth weight
Energy supplementation to neonatal piglets of low birth weight may reduce piglet mortality.
Clinical case: Problems with Salmonellosis and PCV2-associated disease in nursery and early fattening
We got a call to visit a fattening farm where 7-week-old piglets presented meningitis and diarrhoea after weaning, with a mortality rate of 5% three weeks after weaning.
Using phytogenic products in swine nutrition
The immunomodulatory effect —particularly anti-inflammatory— of phytogenic products added to the diet seems to play a crucial role in addressing intestinal clinical pictures in pigs.