Genetics and reproduction

Influence of the inflammatory status of entire male pigs on their pubertal development and fat androstenone

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a subclinical inflammation on the pubertal development of boars and hence on fat androstenone.

Influence of the inflammatory status of entire male pigs on their pube

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Evaluation of producing and marketing entire male pigs

Farms with appropriate management, feeding and housing conditions have reduced levels of mounting and aggressive behaviour.

Evaluation of producing and marketing entire male pigs

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Outcomes of gestation length in relation to farrowing performance

Premature births increase the number of intra-partum deaths and result in lower birthweights, the presence of apnoea, and severe metabolic alterations in piglets.

Outcomes of gestation length in relation to farrowing performance

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Factors for improving reproductive performance of sows and herd productivity in commercial breeding herds

We review critical factors associated with reproductive performance of female breeding pigs, their lifetime performance and herd productivity in commercial herds. The factors include both sow-level and herd-level factors.

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The dependence of the growth rate and meat content of young boars on semen parameters and conception rate

The objective of the research was to conduct semen parameter and conception rate analyses on the basis of growth rate and meat content.

The dependence of the growth rate and meat content of young boars on s

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Characterizing body temperature and activity changes at the onset of estrus in replacement gilts

The study objective was to characterize body temperature and activity changes in replacement gilts at the onset of estrus in order to provide initial data to develop a remote estrus detection system for commercial swine operations.

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Human chorionic gonadotrophin in early gestation improves sow fertility during summer

hCG stimulates growth of estrogenic follicles and CL function, and improves primiparous sow fertility during the summer months.

Human chorionic gonadotrophin in early gestation improves sow fertilit

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Using first and second parity number born alive information to estimate later reproductive performance in sows

Early parity number born alive classification effectively predicts later parity performance. Sows classified as high in both parity one and in parity two had larger litters in later parities.

Using first and second parity number born alive information in sows