articles about piglet

These results instill optimism for the prospect of implementing gene therapies in utero to prevent or correct many human genetic diseases, specifically multisystem disorders such as mitochondrial diseases.

Lactational stress resulted in increased cortisol in sow milk and saliva.

Tannic acid supplementation may improve gut health in weaned piglets.

Bacillus-based probiotic supplementation may reduce rotavirus effects in weaned piglets.

Only some of the measured nutritive and non-nutritive sow factors influenced litter performance and behaviour, with parity and litter size also playing a role.

Lycopene supplementation may smooth intestinal challenges and intestinal injury in weanling pigs.

Boar breeding environments affect the stress response and emotionality of their offspring.

Prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides may enhance growth performance and gut health in weaning piglets.

Grinding teeth decreased the teat lesion score on day 21 of lactation but did not influence the mortality rate or litter weight gain.

Fiber-rich diets at weaning may become successful feeding strategy in piglets.

This case reports the level of ergot alkaloids and duration of exposure found under field conditions in a herd that experienced a high neonatal mortality event consequent to agalactia in the sows.

Fermented feed materials containing Pediococci and Lactobacilli may improve gut health and growth performance in weanling pigs.