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Piglets produced during a sow's life based on the number of PBA at first farrowing

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At long last, we can now predict a sow's performance from her first farrowing

We can predict a sow's production based on the number of piglets born alive at first farrowing. In addition, the best sows' performance will outdo the others' continuously.

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NutritionArticle

Nutritional strategies to reduce sow lameness

A gilt who has compromised limb health on entry to the breeding herd is more vulnerable to early removal as a result of lameness and more vulnerable to the negative production affects associated with it.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

The post-cervical insemination does not impair the reproductive performance of primiparous sows

More than 85% of primiparous sows can be successfully post-cervical inseminated with doses containing 1.5 × 109 sperm cells in the absence of the boar during insemination without impairing the reproductive performance.

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ManagementAbstract

Confinement of sows for different periods during lactation: effects on behaviour and lesions of sows and performance of piglets

Loose-housing of lactating gilts after a reduced postnatal crating period of 7 days affected neither the activity level of the gilts and lesions on the integument nor pre-weaning mortality. Therefore, it is recommended to allow sows to move around to some extent during the later lactation period.

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NutritionAbstract

Effects of dietary 0.5% aniseed extract on milk yield of sows and their offspring

Sow dietary supplementation with aniseed extract during late gestation and lactation improves milk yield and litter performance.

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ManagementArticle

Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers II

By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.

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NutritionAbstract

Moderate changes in the nutrition of gestating sows have no harmful effects on the development of their offspring

Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance during gestation does not impair postnatal piglet growth.

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Restraining the sows with two pig holders to draw blood from them

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ManagementArticle

Restraining the sows with two pig holders for blood testing

This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.

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HealthArticle

The key causes of lameness in sows

Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

Relative prolactin-to-progesterone concentrations around farrowing influence colostrum yield in primiparous sows

In conclusion, a greater PRL/P4 ratio 24 h prepartum, characterized by lower P4 concentrations and a trend for greater PRL concentrations peripartum, led to increased colostrum yield in primiparous sows.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

The use of oxytocin in liquid semen doses to reduce seasonal fluctuations in the reproductive performance of sows

On the basis of the presented results, it should be noted that the use of oxytocin into insemination doses improves the farrowing rate and other parameters of the reproductive performance of sows.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

Reproductive performance of sows can be predicted by high numbers of pigs born alive in parity one

High PBA in parity 1 can be used to predict that a sow will have high reproductive performance and lifetime performance.

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ManagementArticle

Insemination with no hands

This trick consists in using a spring for holding the semen bag during the insemination.

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NutritionAbstract

Magnesium supplementation improves digestibility and reproductive parameters in sows

Magnesium supplementation can increase reproductive performance in adult sows.

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ManagementArticle

Stimulate the sows as much as possible during their mating (G-spot)

Mating the stimulated sows eases the sperm transport to the oviduct, where they meet the ova.

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HealthAbstract

Collection of oral fluid from individually housed sows

These baseline results suggest that oral-fluid samples can be collected from individually housed sows, but that further studies on the optimization of oral-fluid collection in the sow unit (gestation and farrowing) would be of value.