The simple things that make weaned pig management successful
Meeting the needs of the newly weaned pigs often proves to be difficult in many production settings.
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Iron deficiency and anemia in piglets and the effect of iron status at weaning on post-weaning performance
Consumption of nursery starter feeds containing high concentrations of ZnO is associated with post-weaning anemia.
Gestational heat stress alters postnatal offspring body composition indices and metabolic parameters in pigs
Heat stress during the first half of gestation altered metabolic and body composition parameters during future development and in biological responses to a subsequent heat stress challenge.
Effect of animal mixing as a stressor on biomarkers of autophagy and oxidative stress during pig muscle maturation
Monitoring the evolution of the main biomarkers of autophagy and muscle antioxidant defense in the muscle tissue within the first 24 h postmortem may help the detection of animal stress and its potential effect on the postmortem muscle metabolism.
Using a tarpaulin to crowd pigs together
This method works especially well in farms where pens are wide or have unusual dimensions.
Nutritional strategies to reduce sow lameness
A gilt who has compromised limb health on entry to the breeding herd is more vulnerable to early removal as a result of lameness and more vulnerable to the negative production affects associated with it.
When the farrowing pen is small, we invent a nest
This trick consists in creating a nest using the crates back corridor.
Animal and management factors influencing grower and finisher pig performance and efficiency in European systems: a meta-analysis
The meta-analysis confirmed the significant effect of several well-known factors on the performance and efficiency of grower and finisher pigs, the effects of some less established ones and, importantly, the interactions between such factors.
Age on the ear
The week of birth is tattooed on the animals`ears to know their age at all times.
Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers II
By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.
The Internet of (swine) Things II
We present the first results obtained by cross-matching data from different sources: production / reproduction data with data from feeding machines.
Restraining the sows with two pig holders for blood testing
This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.
Elimination of porcine respiratory coronavirus by early weaning and segregation
This study demonstrates a method by which PRCV-negative animals may be attained for the purposes of export to countries requiring PRCV-negative status.
Multi-litter housing: development of piglets and growing and finishing pigs
Pre-weaning mortality (especially crushing by the sow) is higher in piglets raised in a multi-litter (ML) system until 9 weeks of age than in piglets raised in a single-litter (SL) system.
Creep feeding and lactation length
The objective of supplementing piglets with creep feeds is to reduce the number of under-developed animals during the first days after weaning and, albeit with some differences, it is beneficial for both 21-day and 28-day lactations.