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Effects of early intermittent maternal separation on behavior, physiological, and growth performance in piglets

Early intermittent neonatal maternal separation created stress and affected the growth performance of piglets during suckling. However, the growth rate was improved by compensatory measures during late weaning.

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The 10 most-read articles in 2023

Join us in revisiting the articles that have resonated the most with our dedicated swine community throughout 2023.

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Weaning age survey: At what age do you wean in your system? What do you think the age at weaning will be in five years?

Fifty-four percent of respondents currently wean their piglets at less than 28 days.

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The effects of glycine supplementation on mucosal immunity and the intestinal microbial composition in weaned piglets

Glycine supplementation improves the intestinal immunological barrier function and the microbial composition in weanling piglets.

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Characterizing resilience to weaning stress and its associations with behavioral differences in finishing gilts

Resilience to weaning stress was associated with behavioral differences in finishing gilts at mixing and when faced with novel situations.

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Automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs

The approach is capable of automatically monitoring several different behaviors of a group of pigs at the same time.

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The impact of protein content in the diet on growth and diarrhoea in weaning piglets

Lowering the dietary protein level in post-weaning diets may reduce the impact on diarrhoea at weaning.

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What is the best age for weaning piglets?

Enric Marco examines the reasons why the average age at weaning has not yet reached 28 days in Spain.

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Supplementing early weaned piglets with an essential oil blend: the effect on growth performance, intestinal health, and microbiota

A combination of carvacrol, thymol, and cinnamaldehyde in weanling diets may improve growth performance, intestinal health, and gut microbiota in piglets.

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Effect of floor feeding creep feed on the growth, morbidity, and mortality of pigs after weaning

Floor feeding large pellet creep feed starting 4 days preweaning improved nursery pig growth performance and fallout rates.

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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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Photo 3. Above: Piglets resting properly. Below: Insufficient heat lamp.

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Weaning: The first hours after arrival

Javier Lorente tells us how to make newly weaned piglets comfortable and, above all, how to get them to start drinking and eating as soon as possible.

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The effect of dietary tryptophan levels on growth performance and intestinal microbial ecology in weaned piglets

Tryptophan as a strategy to improve growth performance, intestinal mucosal barrier integrity, and intestinal microbial ecology in weaned piglets.

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Photo 4. Piglets being loaded onto the truck. Truck prepared, conditioned, and closed to prevent cold and drafts blowing on the piglets.

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Weaning: The importance of the process

Javier Lorente outlines step by step the keys to reducing piglet stress during the weaning process.

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Figure 1. Piglets enter the ramp in the aisle and exit by sex via slides on either side.

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Tip: Stop back strain with a weaning ramp

This innovative ramp designed by Hylife improves piglet welfare and reduces physical strain on farm workers during the weaning process.

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Figure 2. Average daily feed intake (grams/day) of the piglets post-weaning. Adapted from Heo et al. (2018). Different superscripts (AB) in the bars indicate a significant difference between treatments (P<0.00).

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Transition weaner diet

The similarity between the pre- and post-weaning diet composition may be more important for post-weaning performance than the absolute intake level of solid feed pre-weaning.