articles about body condition

Factors contributing to stillbirth in young hyper-prolific sows in a tropical free-farrowing system

Stillbirths in young, hyper-prolific sows were linked to several factors including large litter sizes, prolonged cumulative birth intervals, and elevated body mass index.

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Genetics-ReproductionArticle

Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Reproduction, welfare, and nutrition

In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.

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Figure 1. Mortality by parity on a farm (%), where there is a mortality problem in gilts due to lameness problems.

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Sow mortality: How and who? (1/2)

To reduce mortality, it is essential to diagnose the causes. To do so, we must answer four basic questions: how, who, when, and where? In this article, we'll address the first two.

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ManagementAbstract

Short- and long-term effects of birth weight and neonatal care in pigs

Neonatal care treatment may be useful to reduce mortality in low birth weight piglets and could affect carcass fatness and meat quality.

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Dam parity structure and body condition during lactation influence piglet growth and gilt sexual maturation through pre-finishing

Although progeny body weights were typically less from first parity dams through 45 days of age, these progeny were similar or heavier at 100 and 145 days of age in contrast to progeny from other parities.

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