Page 3 of articles about weaning
Effects of pigs per feeder hole on performance in nursery pigs
Find the optimal number of pigs per feeder hole based on diet type and pig size in order to maximize performance and better animal welfare.
Purina Animal Nutrition: Beat the barriers to early feed intake in young pigs
Support vulnerable weaned pigs and their immune systems with a focus on nutrition.
Does farrowing spread out within a batch influence weight variability at slaughter?
In the best case, farrowing within a batch usually happens over the course of three days, and in the worst case can last longer than a week, creating different lactation lengths...
Tucked tails? Act fast!
A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.
The pre-farrowing feed intake pattern can improve litter performance at weaning
How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?
Comparison of anatomical and gastrointestinal functional development between gilt and sow progeny at birth and weaning
Group housing of suckling piglets on post-weaning performance and aggressive behaviour
Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities
Replacing dietary protein sources with different levels of Candida utilis in weaned piglets
Gradual weaning during an extended lactation period improves performance and behavior of pigs
High fiber feed ingredients prevent intestinal inflammation in piglets post weaning
The role of dietary fiber deserves consideration in finding new strategies to alleviate enteric problems, without the use of high zinc oxide levels.
Replacing corn with brown rice on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of weaned piglets
Dietary supplement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in weaned piglets
Drip system to increase water consumption in the post-weaning phase
How to increase water consumption in piglets during the 2 to 3 days period after weaning using the piglet’s natural curiosity.
Are the nurseries becoming more complicated? (3/3) Streptococcus suis
In this third article, we want to to talk about a common guest in the nurseries: Streptococcus suis, the causative agent of clinical pictures that can include meningitis, arthritis and sudden deaths.