Page 6 of articles about piglet

Caffeine supplementation of sows receiving progesterone to prevent premature farrowing impaired piglet survival during, and shortly after parturition.

C. utilis can replace up to a 40% of CP while maintaining growth and improving digestive function.

Gradually weaned pigs performed better around transitions than abruptly weaned pigs and gradual weaning resulted in beneficial long-term effects on behavior.

Caffeine positively affected the vitality of the piglets, as indicated by greater vitality scores than that for the control group.

Warm-pressed rapeseed pressed cakes can be used in weanling diets but at low inclusion levels.

Brown rice could be a suitable alternative to replace maize in weanling diets for piglets.

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.

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 do not appear to compromise piglet growth. However, new-born piglets transferred onto sows in late lactation experienced more competition at the udder.

Results show the importance of lactation length on piglets’ BW variability. Weaning at 25.5 d, equivalent to 7 kg BW, optimizes slaughtering pig performance.

Dietary inclusion of Pichia guilliermondii during gestation may improve prolificity while reducing low body weigh category piglets at birth.

Life yeast supplementation during gestation, lactation and nursery periods may lead to a greater piglet growth performance.

Feeding CLA to sows may improve the survival of their born-alive piglets.