Impact of oral rennet supplementation on serum globulin concentration in neonatal piglets
Within the power of this study, oral rennet supplementation does not increase piglet serum globulin concentrations.
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Early piglet weaning in their own farrowing pen
Build a fence to keep the weaned piglets in a farrowing pen.
Effect of plasma transfer on survival rates of low-birth-weight neonatal piglets
Under the conditions of this study, plasma transfer alone does not improve survival of low-birth-weight piglets.
New section: Piglet care
The period from birth to the nursery is the most sensitive one in the life of a pig.
Weaned pigs: they are not all the same. Age and weight dispersion
Differentiating fostered younger piglets from old ones allows proper management.
Farrowing pens for the future
To Jyden it is primarily essential that the design is focused on a farrowing pen (for loose sows) with the possibility to use the integrated protection wings – and not just to open a traditional farrowing crate.
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.
Interaction between PRRSV and H. parasuis
PRRSV does not favour infection by H. parasuis by reducing the population of alveolar macrophages, but by reducing their ability to inactivate the bacteria.
Improving the environmental conditions in the fattening rooms
Improve the piglets' comfort in the fattening rooms without compromising ventilation by placing an insulating material over the pens.
Weaning Piglets - Indoor Breeding
This video from BPEX is about weaning piglets in indoor breeding.
Swine influenza virus infections in piglets
A relatively high proportion of young piglets in a farrowing unit of a herd with circulating swine influenza virus may be infected by SIV during the first weeks after birth revealing that not all piglets are protected by maternal antibodies.
Are sows asking for the pig334? (2/2)
Thanks to the combination of a decrease in the number of stillborn and an almost 30% decrease of preweaning mortality (down to 10.2%), the ultimate goal is finally achieved: to wean an additional piglet per sow.
Impact of transmammary-delivered meloxicam in piglets after castration and tail docking
This study demonstrates the successful transfer of meloxicam from sows to piglets through milk and corresponding analgesia.
Are sows asking for the pig334? (1/2)
As you probably know, the name pig333 web comes from the length of the sow's gestation, which is "3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days". This paper proposes the necessity to review the length of gestation on our farm.
Escherichia coli infections in pigs (1 of 2)
This article will focus on clinical signs of some E coli infections: neonatal colibacillosis, post-weaning colibacillosis diarrhoea and oedema disease.