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The immune system and immunity in swine: maternal and neonatal immunity
This article discuss about the protection of the placenta, the colostrum, the immunity conferred by milk and the congenital acquired immunity of the piglet.
Dietary crude protein increase in lactating diets
Energy and lysine requirements of sows during transition and lactation
Impact of maternally derived immunity on piglets’ immune response and protection against PCV2 after vaccination at different age
Increasing energy intake during gestation, improvement for primiparous sows
Perinatal dietary choline deficiency in sows
Minimize the nutrient deficiency in early lactation and improve milk yield
Coefficients of repeatability for colostrum and milk composition of PLW and PL sows over three consecutive lactations
Neonatal piglets are able to differentiate more productive from less productive teats
Milk replacements
The use of milk replacers is helpful, both to increase the number of weaned piglets and to simplify the management of nurse sows.
Effects of dietary 0.5% aniseed extract on milk yield of sows and their offspring
Anterior teats secrete higher volumes of colostrum than the posterior
Superinfection of sows with Cystoisospora suis ante partum
Citric acid supplementation on performance, digestibility and milk composition in sows
Supplementing water to lactating sows
There are different systems for carrying out this water delivery. Probably, the most common one is with a hose, but sometimes, the sows' troughs are not facing the corridor but the wall.