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.
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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.
Strategies to control piglet weight variability in the nursery (2/2): Feeding and feeding troughs
Various strategies are discussed: offering up to 3 different types of feed, budget feeding, density of piglets per feeder space, ...
Iron deficiency and anemia in piglets and the effect of iron status at weaning on post-weaning performance
Consumption of nursery starter feeds containing high concentrations of ZnO is associated with post-weaning anemia.
Measures to reduce neonatal mortality: management, genetics and new housing for lactating sows
Neonatal mortality does not only depend on the design of the farrowing crate, but also on genetic and management factors, as well as litter size, especially with the increased use of hyper-prolific dam lines.
Reference values for immunocrit ratios to assess maternal antibody uptake in 1-day-old piglets
The IR method ascertains whether piglets are receiving adequate maternal antibodies until their own immune systems are developed.
Effect of radiant heat at the birth site in farrowing crates on hypothermia and behaviour in neonatal piglets
Radiant heating behind the sows reduced hypothermia in new-born piglets and indicate that providing heat during the first half hour after birth is important.
Drinking water supplementation with organic iron in lactating piglets
Adding organic iron in piglets drinking water during lactation may be an alternative to parenteral administration of inorganic iron.
Changes in morphology of small intestine of piglets after weaning that can trigger diarrhoea
Weaning triggers a series of changes leading to the decrease of feed intake and the deterioration of the intestinal architecture which finally results in infection, diarrhoea and low performance.