Associations between foetal size and ovarian development in the pig
Postnatal differences in the reproductive potential of growth restricted females are programmed early in gestation.
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Diarrhea in neonatal piglets: Causes and principal agents
Neonatal diarrhea is a common and often frustrating pathology, Today, four swine specialists give us their opinions about this problem, sharing their knowledge and point of view from different geographic locations.
Practical fostering: a key step in maximizing the quantity and quality of pigs weaned
Put more piglets on than teats? When to start fostering? Am I cross fostering piglets too many times?
Combining live yeast and active egg white (Duan-Nai-An) to improve mucosal integrity and immunity of early-weaned piglets
The supplementation of yeast probiotic from egg white fermentation might promote gut health in weaned piglets.
Gallic acid supplementation on growth performance, diarrhea, intestinal morphology and immune response in weaned piglets
Dietary supplementation with gallic acid might reduce the incidence of post-weaning diarrhea.
Oral progesterone and caffeine in late gestation affects pigs
Caffeine supplementation of sows receiving progesterone to prevent premature farrowing impaired piglet survival during, and shortly after parturition.
Feeding strategies for excellence at weaning (part 2 of 2): piglet feeding
What nutrients can we increase or decrease in piglet diets during lactation and after weaning to improve immune response and growth?
Genomics projects awarded $2.5 million from government, industry
DNA marker identifying lower-stress sows could save the Ontario pork industry $12.9-million in losses by saving piglets from being crushed or savaged by sows.
Replacing dietary protein sources with different levels of Candida utilis in weaned piglets
C. utilis can replace up to a 40% of CP while maintaining growth and improving digestive function.
Gradual weaning during an extended lactation period improves performance and behavior of pigs
Gradually weaned pigs performed better around transitions than abruptly weaned pigs and gradual weaning resulted in beneficial long-term effects on behavior.
Caffeine administered to pregnant sows improves piglet vitality
Caffeine positively affected the vitality of the piglets, as indicated by greater vitality scores than that for the control group.
Use of intact glucosinolate levels in feed products on piglet performance
Warm-pressed rapeseed pressed cakes can be used in weanling diets but at low inclusion levels.
Replacing corn with brown rice on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of weaned piglets
Brown rice could be a suitable alternative to replace maize in weanling diets for piglets.
Altrenogest supplementation during early pregnancy improves swine embryonic development
There is a lack of information about progesterone supplementation during early pregnancy regarding swine embryonic development. The objective was to evaluate the effects of progesterone/progestin supplementation from Day 6 of pregnancy on swine reproductive parameters.
Supplementing sows with a combination of vitamin D3 and 25(OH)D3, effects on dam and progeny vitamin D status and muscle fiber morphometrics
Combining vitamin D3 and 25(OH)D3 in sow diets improves the vitamin D status for both the dams and their offspring.
Nurse sow strategies: Consequences for piglets
Nurse sow strategies do not appear to compromise piglet growth. However, new-born piglets transferred onto sows in late lactation experienced more competition at the udder.