Swine abstracts
The impact of low or normal birth weight, and dairy or non-dairy sources of fat in the diet, on muscle fiber, connective tissue and pork quality characteristics
Effect of method of drying piglets at birth on rectal temperature over the first 24 h after birth
Effects of arazyme in combination with dietary carbohydrolases on odor emission and gut microbiome in growing-finishing pigs
Re-evaluation of ASF genotypes reveals existence of only six distinct p72 groups
Acute and persistent oral glutamine supplementation and its impact on low and normal birthweight pre-weaning piglets
Vaginal and vestibular electrical resistance as an alternative marker for optimum timing of artificial insemination
Flavor in diets: Effect on sow feed intake, lactation performance, and subsequently weaned pig nursery performance
Effect of slurry funnels with partial pit ventilation on emissions from pig houses
Phytase and non-starch polysaccharide-hydrolizing enzymes and its impact on trace element deposition, intestinal morphology, and cecal microbiota of growing-finishing pigs
Changes in cortisol and cortisone in hair of pigs under heat stress
Effect of dietary benzoic acid and supplemental enzymes on fiber-fermenting taxa and metabolites in the cecum of weaned pigs
Epidemiological assessment of African swine fever spread in the Dominican Republic
Effect of supplementing sows and piglets with Bacillus spp. under E. coli challenge
333 Emerging voices - Tributyrin supplementation as functional feed additive positively impacts the growth performance, metabolic status and gut microbiota in weaned piglets
Doctoral thesis from the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Department, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), advised by Luciana Rossi.
Long-acting injectable progesterone treatment prior to puberty induction in gilts
Effects of dietary inclusion of fermented sorghum distiller’s dried grains with soluble on carcass traits and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs
Survival of a surrogate ASF virus-like algal virus in feed matrices using a 23-day commercial United States truck transport model
Effects of the addition of glycerin, vitamin C and niacinamide to the diet of growing and finishing crossbred pigs on carcass characteristics and meat quality
Weighted pain-related behaviors in pigs undergoing castration based on multilevel logistic regression algorithm
The effect of phytase supplementation on phosphorus utilization in growing and finishing pigs fed a low-phosphorus diet observed over a time series
Vaccination against swine influenza in pigs causes different drift evolutionary patterns upon experimental infection and reduces likelihood of genomic reassortments
Glutamine, glutamate and aspartate supplementation and its impact on intestinal barrier integrity and amino acid pool of the small intestine in piglets with normal or low energy diet
Analysis of artificial insemination center management factors that contribute to sperm parameters and boar longevity
333 Emerging voices: Biochemical, neurochemical, morphological and proteomic study of different nutritional conditions in Iberian pigs
The consequences of different nutritional changes were analyzed, whether applied to the pregnant mother or directly to the offspring. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain. Advised by Anna Bassols and with the collaboration of Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes.
Flavour supplementation to improve sow reproductive performance and microbiota during late gestation and lactation
Low-protein diets supplemented with sodium dichloroacetate and glucose: the effect on growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of growing-finishing pigs
Novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter
The effect of dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on gut microbiota modulation, growth, meat quality and antioxidant status of growing-finishing pigs
Effects of early intermittent maternal separation on behavior, physiological, and growth performance in piglets
333 Emerging voices - Microalgae as ingredients in diets of weaned piglets: an experimental approach using dietary enzymes
Doctoral thesis from the University of Lisbon. The scientific advisor was Professor José António Mestre Prates with co-supervisors Professor João Pedro Bengala Freire and Professor André Martinho de Almeida.
First detection of porcine circovirus 4 (PCV-4) in Europe
Different dietary cereal and protein source: effect on fiber digestibility, composition, and metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota in weaner piglets
Differences of semen microbiota among breeding boars with different reproductive ages
The impact of bump feeding on sow reproductive performance, milk yield, piglet birth weight, and farrowing behavior
Self-administration of a Salmonella vaccine by domestic pigs
Carcass characteristics, meat quality, and lipid metabolism in adipose tissues assessment from dietary adenosine and adenosine 5’-monophosphate supplementation on finishing pigs
Effects of two mixing times post-service on the welfare of sows in a group housing system with free access stalls
High- or low-fiber diets? Effects on intestinal oxidative stress in growing-finishing pigs
Dysbiosis of gut microbiota and intestinal barrier dysfunction in pigs with pulmonary inflammation induced by Mycoplasma hyorhinis infection
Arabinoxylan and xylo-oligosaccharide dietary supplementation and their impact on growth performance and intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets
333 Emerging voices - Individual and nutritional factors affecting the homogeneity and performance of Iberian pig production
An investigation at both phenotypic and genotypic levels of the implications of the intrauterine development of the piglets in the postnatal growth. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Spain, advised by Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes, Cristina Óvilo Martín and Beatriz Isabel Redondo.
The impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine
Fiber-rich coproducts: The effect on nutrient and energy digestibility and utilization in empty non lactating sows
Effects of jute nesting material and enriched piglet mats on sow welfare and piglet survival
The effects of genotype and dietary lysine deficiency in carcass and muscle amino acid composition of pigs growing from 10 to 25 kg body weight
Preferential associations in an unstable social network: applying social network analysis to a dynamic sow herd
Evaluation of multi-carbohydrase and phytase complex dietary addition on nutrient digestibility, growth performance, and bone mineralization in growing-finishing pigs
The effects of glycine supplementation on mucosal immunity and the intestinal microbial composition in weaned piglets
Genetic associations between human-directed behavior and intraspecific social aggression in growing pigs
Branched-chain amino acids and arginine dietary supplementation and its implications in lactating sows and offspring
333 Emerging voices - Morphometric gross characterization of the heart of healthy and diseased pigs of different ages
This work establishes the parameters of normality in various cardiac parameters of healthy pigs and compares them with those of diseased animals. Final thesis at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain, advised by Joaquím Segalés.
Effects of pen size, design, bedding, rooting material on cleanliness and air quality in fattening pig houses
Ferulic acid and grape pomace supplementation and its impact on finishing pigs under heat stress
Characterizing resilience to weaning stress and its associations with behavioral differences in finishing gilts
Effect of supplementing fermented bamboo powder in growing-finishing pigs
333 Emerging voices - Comparative histopathological findings of diseased pigs infected with porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2) and 3 (PCV-3)
PCV-2 and PCV-3 associated disease outcomes are distinguishable at a histopathological level. Final thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain, advised by Joaquím Segalés.