articles about mastitis

Feeding sows during labor: practical advice

It isn’t easy to compile a bibliography referring to this subject matter in specific cases; one has to search for it among the footnotes of other, more general works. The aim of this article is to sum up aspects of feeding that can be important at the time of farrowing.

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Press releases

Metacam^® for pigs now also available as oral suspension

Boehringer Ingelheim’s market leading Animal Health medication Metacam® (active ingredient: Meloxicam) obtained EU wide marketing authorization as an oral suspension in a concentration of 15 mg/ml for use in pigs.

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Water boosts weaning weights

A simple change to the watering regime in the farrowing houses is enabling a Suffolk farmer to rear an extra 1–1.5 piglets a litter and reduce his vet bills.

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NutritionAbstract

Impact of crude protein intake in last 14 days of pregnancy on puerperium, piglet loss prior to weaning and subsequent reproduction of sows

High levels of dietary crude protein before parturition may have a negative impact on productive and reproductive parameters