Denmark: slaughtering pigs decreased
Pig slaughtering in Denmark fell below the 5m mark during the first quarter of 2013.
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Rapeseed meal on gestation and lactation diets on the performance of sows and their litters
The inclusion of rapeseed meal until 10% does not affect sow reproductive or litter performance.
High- and low-fibre fractions of canola nutrient digestibility and growth performance of weaned pigs
Air classification of canola meal fractions may allow more accurate feed formulation for piglets.
Ensuring the identification of the sows
We achieved it combining the use of two ear tags per sow together with their strategic location in order to avoid losses due to biting.
Diosmectite–zinc oxide promote intestinal health in early weaned pigs
DS-ZnO could alleviate diarrhoea and improve intestinal barrier function.
High dietary tryptophan to overcome stress in weaning piglets
Supplemental dietary tryptophan may reduce stress during handling and transport in weanling pigs.
Protecting the nipples with glue
The goal is to protect the nipples of the future breeding sows during their first days of life.
Post partum deaths; piglet, placental, and umbilical characteristics
These results may indicate that there is an upper uterine limitation of litter size, and that placental area and placental weight influence post partum survival.
Corn DDGS in sow diets: Effects on sow and litter performance
Corn and soybean meal may be partially replaced by DDGS in sow diets during late gestation and lactation without affecting sow and litter performance.
Selection for increased number of piglets at day five after farrowing has increased litter size and reduced piglet mortality
Selection for litter size at day five after farrowing (LS5) was introduced in 2004 in order to increase number of piglets weaned and reduce piglet mortality in Danish Landrace and Yorkshire.
Age and probiotic supplementation on the development of small intestinal digestive physiology in piglets
Rather than Enterococcus faecium supplementation, age is the main factor for digestive maturation.
Piglet birth weight and litter uniformity: Effects of weaning-to-pregnancy interval and body condition changes in sows of different parities and crossbred lines
Litter uniformity is compromised by severe sow body condition loss during lactation and improved in sows with a prolonged WPI. These effects are likely related with (insufficient) restoration of follicle development.
The protein-to-energy ratio is a main driver of growth performance in piglets
Independently of the nature of the nutrient promoting imbalance, dietary protein-to-energy ratio may determine post-weaning piglet performance
Medicinal herbs on polymorphonuclear neutrophil immune activity and small intestinal morphology in weanling pigs
Dietary supplementation of Chinese medicinal herbs may improves intestinal health and nutrient digestibility in weanling pigs.
Alpha-lipoic acid on antioxidative ability and performance of sows and nursing piglets
Dietary alpha-lipoic acid supplementation in sows enhances the antioxidant activity and performance of mothers and their offspring.
The use of crystalline amino acids in lactating sow diets
Corn/soybean meal lactation diets can contain up to 0.40% L–lysine-HCl with no detrimental effect on reproductive performance.