Page 9 of articles about lactation

Effects of feeding rapeseed meal during gestation and lactation on the performance of hyperprolific sows and their litters

10% RM to hyper prolific sows over three parities was safe and did not affect sow longevity, reproductive or litter performance.

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Lysine to metabolizable energy ratio affects growth performance, blood metabolites and hormones of lactating sows

Providing 3.05 g/Mcal ratio of SID Lys:ME in lactating sows, litter weight gain could be maximized.

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Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group‐housed gestating sows

Sows had received their daily ration in one or two meals. Reproductive performance during gestation and the following lactation was measured.

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Dietary fat supplementation on sow and litter performance in high ambient temperatures

The inclusion of a mixture of animal-vegetable blend fat and choice white grease may improve sow and litter performance in summer conditions.

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Nurse sows

As of the 3rd-4th day of lactation it is not recommendable anymore to replace small piglets and piglets with poor a growth rate for good piglets, because it is probable that the teat that has to be used has already dried off due to the scarce stimulation received for several consecutive days.

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Reducing pre-weaning mortality rates begins with sow management

Adequate gestation length and management promotes long-term pig health.

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Glutamine and glutamate supplementation raise milk glutamine concentrations in lactating gilts

Glutamine supplementation in the diet of lactating gilts may avoid intramuscular glutamine decreases besides providing optimal nutrition for the development of the piglet.

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Transfers of piglets until the 3rd-4th day after their birth (II)

How to make that the sows start their lactation with the maximum number of viable piglets.

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When there are not enough teats, the strongest piglet always occupies the place of the weak one, that is left without milk to suckle.

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Transfers of piglets until the 3rd-4th day after their birth

When there are not enough teats, the strongest piglet always occupies the place of the weak one, that is left without milk to suckle.

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Diet deprivation and over-allowance during prepuberty on mammary gland development and lactation performance of sows

Diet deprivation and subsequent over-allowance does not improve mammary gland development or milk yield.

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I'm missing weaned piglets/sow: Why?

Normally, when we ask a farmer which is their average number of weaned piglets per sow they normally know this parameter, because its calculation is easy, nevertheless...

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