Body weight gain and nutrient utilization in starter pigs that are liquid-fed high-moisture corn-based diets supplemented with phytase[Nutrimail]Dietary phytase addition to liquid feeding weanling piglets may improve nutrient digestibility, bone strength and mineralization |
Fattening: Manipulable material and lighting[pig welfare]Paolo Candotti![]() Is the lighting in warehouses up to standard? Are the manipulable materials the right ones? |
Longitudinal field study to assess sow level risk factors associated with stillborn piglets[swine abstracts]The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for stillborn piglets at sow level in commercial pig herds in northern Belgium. In total, 545 sows of 22 pig herds were included in the study. Stillborn piglets were observed in 48.3% of the litters and the mean stillbirth rate of the sows was 7.5%. |
The effects of branched-chain amino acid interactions on growth performance, blood metabolites, enzyme kinetics and transcriptomics in weaned pigs[Nutrimail]The excess of Leucine in piglet diets may affect the catabolism branched-chain amino acids limiting their availability |
Post-weaning Altrenogest treatment in primiparous sows; the effect of duration and dosage on follicular development and consequences for early pregnancy[swine abstracts]Post-weaning treatment with Altrenogest of first litter sows influenced follicle size and shortened the follicular phase, but did not affect ovulation rate or early embryonic development. |
Growth performance and nutrient digestibility in pigs fed wheat distillers dried grains with solubles-based diets supplemented with a multicarbohydrase enzyme[Nutrimail]The use of a carbohydrase enzyme blends on wheat DDGS based diets may improve nutrient digestibility in pigs |