Comparison of management options for sows kept in pens with electronic feeding stations
These results demonstrate that management options can affect the reproductive performance and injuries of gestating sows in the ESF system.
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Algal biomass supplementation in maternal diets on piglet survival
Increasing DHA supplementation via algal biomass in maternal diets may improve piglet vitality after farrowing.
Sow overmanagement consequences (2/2)
The results reveal that the stress that the sows due to excessive interventions around the moment of the farrowing causes a clear increase in the pre-weaning mortality.
Australia: sow stall phase out initiative
he 2012 Annual Industry Survey shows that over half of the Australian pork industry is gestation stall free.
Feeding systems for managing the feed delivery in the farrowing quarters
Different systems allow the sows to eat several times a day. In some of them we are the ones who decide, in other ones it is the sows.
Use of coloured clothes pegs for the daily management in the farrowing quarters
It is very important that all the staff on the farm can know quickly what is going on in the farrowing quarters, because in this way everybody will be able to carry out the daily duties in this area.
Sows supplemented with probiotics and their effects on their offspring
Modifications in faecal microbiota of sows by E. faecium are carried over to their offspring.
Sow overmanagement consequences (1/2)
We saw aggressiveness in the sows, and we suspected that it could have been caused by the handling around the moment of the farrowing. We decided to register and analyze the data relative to the handling in order to confirm our suspicions.
Non-surgical pig embryo transfer is a reality
The procedure is simple, quick and well tolerated by the recipient sows.
U.S. breeding swine exports to China reached a record
Since 2010, live breeding swine exports to China have increased from $1.2 million to $17 million in 2012, then again to nearly $20 million in 2013.
Placental transmission of porcine circovirus type 2
In conclusion, placental transmission of PCV-2 from a non-immune sow to fetuses is possible when the infection of the dam occurs before gestation or after 62 days of gestation.
Maternal dietary fat affects further fatty acid composition of the progeny
The progeny of sows fed a high-fat diet have a higher total PUFA and n−6 fatty acid contents in the longissimus thoracis muscle.
Establishment of the 2012 vitamin D requirements in swine
Dietary treatments of ≥800 IU/kg feed showed beneficial effects for breeding swine in terms of bone mineral content and ultimate strength, decreased number of still born piglets, and greater vitamin D status in comparison with dietary treatments of 200 IU/kg of feed.
Management factors associated with sow reproductive performance after weaning
In conclusion, some management practices, such as feeding strategy of breeding gilts, housing conditions of sows...have an influence on the outcome of reproductive parameters.