Evaluation of alternatives to increase weaning age
Without adding more space, the only way to accommodate an increase in weaning age is to decrease the breeding herd inventory.
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The effect of feeding increased levels of amino acids in heavy and medium weight nursery pigs on pig performance
A good balance between the four limiting AA and the crude protein content is required for a successful pig growth.
Monitoring the growth period (II)
In order to follow the evolution of the pigs at weaning and fattening, having a growth curve is very practical.
Monitoring the growth period (I)
Working with compound feeds allow to cover completely the animals' needs, taking full advantage of their use.
Post-weaning
The new test in the welfare section is dedicated to conditions during post-weaning.
Presence of pharmacological quantities of Zn as a dose does not stimulate growth
The excess of ZnO in weanling diets may have a negative impact on growth performance.
Feed management after weaning
Without a doubt weaning is the most stressful process suffered by a pig, or at least it is up until that moment in its life.
Oral administration recombinant porcine epidermal growth factor enhances the jejunal digestive enzyme genes expression and activity of early-weaned piglets
Epidermal growth factor supplementation of piglet diets may stimulate intestinal piglet development and maturation at weaning
Preparing gruel
The use of pulped food incites consumption and allows a smoother transition from milk to feed.
Effects of dietary supplementation with an expressed fusion peptide bovine lactoferricin-lactoferrampin on performance, immune function and intestinal mucosal morphology in piglets weaned at age 21 d
Dietary supplementation with antimicrobial peptide bovine lactoferricin-lactoferrampin improve piglet performance and intestinal health at weaning
Response of piglets weaned from sows fed diets supplemented with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) to an Escherichia coli K88+ oral challenge
The use of sow dietary CLA supplementation through late gestation and lactation may improve piglet immunity and health status after weaning
Raw potato starch in weaned pig diets and its influence on postweaning scouts and the molecular microbial ecology of the digestive tract
The use of raw potato starch in weanling diets may reduce the negative effects of postweaning diarrhoea
Effect of type and timing of oil supplements to sows during pregnancy on the growth performance and endocrine profile of low and normal birth weight offspring
The MUFA dietary supplementation during the first half of gestation may reduce the incidence of low birth weight
Effects of Porcine Circovirus type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination timing and starter diet source on growth performance of nursery pigs
Weanling diet composition and vaccinating time may affect piglet growth performance at weaning
Whey Products in piglet diets
A large body of research data exists on the response of pigs to whey. Good quality whey protein contains all the protective components of milk protein.
Pea protein as a substitute of soya bean protein in diets for young pigs: effects on productivity and digestive traits
Pea protein concentrate and fullfat soya bean have a negative impact on piglet performance and ileal digestibility compared to regular SBM