Anterior teats secrete higher volumes of colostrum than the posterior
Anterior teats appear to contain more IgA and IgG than the posterior ones in sows.
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NewsEvolution of the numerical productivity during the last decades
France has been, continuously, the country with the highest productivity in comparison with Spain and The Netherlands, reaching 28.70 weaned piglets per sow and year in 2013.
The effect of pre- and post-mating dietary restriction on embryonic survival in gilts
Reducing post-mating feed intakes to maintenance levels impaired embryo survival.
Detection of enteric pathogens in newborn piglets (1/2)
The ideal sample for diagnostic of neonatal enteric pathogens is the submission of live piglets.
Bacillus licheniformis and Sodium Butyrate in weanling pigs against Salmonella
Bacillus licheniformis and Sodium Butyrate may reduce the colonization of Salmonella in piglets.
The importance of the sow's feed intake and the weaned piglet's weight
The most productive farms are not always the best. We must also bear in mind the weaned piglet's weight and the sow's feed intake.
Phenomenal feed efficiency in newly-weaned pigs: sign of health problems?
The factor that is completely ignored is that newly weaned piglets develop edema; they retain water in their tissues above what is normal and this explains the abnormal gain of the piglet in the first days after weaning.
Flavour addition increases feed intake of lactating sows
Fruity flavor inclusion is better accepted by sows and piglets than sodium butyrate.
Different flavoured creep on piglet performance
Dietary novelty may be a method to stimulate early exploratory behaviour, feed intake and performance.
Marking foster sows on the back with the number of piglets to adopt
The trick consists in selecting the appropriate foster sows and marking them on the back with the maximum number of pigs that they can take care of.
Taste enhancers as feed additives for post-weaned piglets
Stevia rebaudiana, Citrus sinensis and extracts of hot-flavored spices did not induce beneficial effects on post-weaned piglets.
The breeding herd, the source of all pork profits: more piglets or heavier piglets?
It' is not as simple as the larger pigs have better survivability...
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.
Dietary Zn supplementation increased the total antioxidant capacity in the mucosa
Zinc oxide may help to reduce intestinal inflammation in weanling piglets.
Superinfection of sows with Cystoisospora suis ante partum
This benefit for the offspring highlights the potential of oral immunisation of sows against C. suis as a possible passive vaccination strategy for new born piglets against this important pathogen.
Easy administering of oral products to piglets
On this farm, the oral drug is introduced in a 1-litre bottle hanged upside-down (like a drip) from the cart used for tending to the piglets.