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Austria - Slight decrease in swine stocks

Swine stocks were recorded on the reference date of 1 December 2009 and yielded a total figure of 3 137 000 animals. This corresponds to a 0.5% decrease in stocks compared to the date of the last census in June 2009.

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Denmark - Prognosis shows increase in Danish exports of piglets

A forecast from the Association of Danish Pig Producers shows that in 2015 exports of piglets will be 13.5 m. or as much as 65 % higher than in 2009.

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The effect of dietary herbs supplement in sow diets on the course of parturition, stress response and piglets rearing results

Dietary herb supplementation may reduce periparturition stress in sows

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Irradiation of feed ingredients added to meal or pelleted diets: effects on growth performance of weanling pigs

Feed ingredient irradiation may be a good technique to reduce microbial concentrations in the diet

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Intermittent suckling affects feeder visiting behaviour in litters with low feed intake

Intermittent suckling (IS) has proven to stimulate creep feed intake in suckling piglets. This paper describes the development of feeding behaviour in three litters with high (H) and three litters with low (L) feed intake during lactation in both control (C) and IS treatment.

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Cuba - Camagüey to boost pig farming

Small farmers of this Cuban eastern province are taking diverse initiatives to carry on the pig farming program severely affected by the rise in the prices of soybeans, corn and other by-products used as animal feeds.

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Comparative effect of orally administered sodium butyrate before or after weaning on growth and several indices of gastrointestinal biology of piglets

Butyrate administration during the sucking period improve intestinal maturation and physiology

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Effects of copper sulfate and zinc oxide on weanling pig growth and plasma mineral levels

Zinc and copper supplementation of weanling diets improve piglet performance during the nursery period

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An evaluation of peptone as a specialty protein source in diets for nursery pigs

Protein products from intestinal mucosa may be taken into account as proteins sources for piglet diets

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Piglet preference for infrared temperature and flooring

The aim of these experiments was to examine piglet preferences for different types of infrared temperatures and flooring at 24 h of age.

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Digestible and metabolizable energy content of crude glycerin originating from different sources in nursery pigs

Crude glycerine may represent a valuable energy source for nursery diets in swine

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Effects of increasing feeding level during late gestation on sow and litter performance

Increase feeding level during late gestation does not improve sow or gilt performance

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European Union - Trade of live pigs

The intra-EU exchanges (Comext) of pigs less than 50 kg amounted to around 200 000 tonnes in 2008. Assuming an average weight of 25 kg, this is equivalent to 8 million young pigs.

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Effects of creep diet complexity on individual consumption characteristics and growth performance of neonatal and weanling pigs

The use of a complex creep diet may improve piglet performance during lactation and the number of pigs that consume creep feed

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Facilities-Equipment Article

Dimension and design of the farrowing unit

The Danish pig producers’ research organisation has tested a number of different designs. They recommend pen dimensions of 2.7x1.8 m to accommodate modern prolific breeds.

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Netherlands - More pigs from Denmark

The majority of imported pigs in Holland come from Denmark. During 2009, Holland imported three times as many piglets, with imports from Denmark being nearly five times higher than the year before.