Page 7 of articles about lactation
Feeding behavior of newly weaned piglets: implications for weaning practices?
Piglets have little difficulty finding the feeder but piglets that were not exposed to creep feed during lactation do not recognize the feed as food when weaned.
Ad libitum feeding during the peripartal period maximizes lactational feed intake
Energy costs savings during split suckling
This system does not provide an improvement in the production data, but a saving in energy costs and a better use of the resources in general.
Colostrum intake is a key factor for survival and successful growth
Effects on performance and intestinal morphology of artificial rearing of piglets
Maternal dietary fat affects further fatty acid composition of the progeny
Clinical case: High percentage of returns-to-oestrus and of sows negative to the pregnancy ultrasound testing
There is an unusual increase of the returns-to-oestrus at 31-39 days. The majority are due to sows previously negative to the pregnancy ultrasound testing, and the returns-to-oestrus happened before 42 days.
Pea starch meal as a substitute for cereal grain in diets for lactating sows
Maternal perinatal transfer of vitamins and trace elements from sows to piglets: more than an iron deficit?
A simple novel measure of passive transfer of maternal immunoglobulin is predictive of preweaning mortality in piglets
Handling of the pan feeders and the lamps in the farrowing pens
Having a piglet feeder and a lamp in each farrowing pen avoids the annoying moving of these items between rooms and sometimes between buildings.