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Zinc oxide and arginine interaction affects piglet antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response

The interaction between dietary Arginine content and ZnO supplementation may play a negative impact on the antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response in weanling pigs.

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Photo 5.- Piglets at 4 days post-weaning

NutritionArticle

Clinical case: Poorly adapted piglets in a liquid system nursery

Weaning is a critical event in the pig’s life. It is a very important and stressful transition that, if not handled properly, can be responsible for the occurrence of diarrhoea and/or poorly adapted piglets.

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ManagementAbstract

Comparison of neural histomorphology in tail tips from pigs docked using clippers or cautery iron

Tail docking using either clippers or cautery results in neuroma formation, thus having the potential to affect long-term pig welfare.

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ManagementAbstract

The effect of mixing piglets after weaning on the occurrence of tail-biting during rearing

The effect of week after weaning had highly significant influences on tail lesions.

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NutritionAbstract

Replacing antibiotics using multi-enzyme preparations in piglets

Multi-enzyme supplementation may become a successful strategy to replace antibiotics in weanling diets.

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Facilities-Equipment Abstract

Radiant heat increases piglets’ use of the heated creep area on the critical days after birth

The aim of the present study was to investigate how piglets’ use of a creep area is affected by using radiant heat compared to an incandescent light bulb.

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Facilities-Equipment Article

Nature is wise III: Sows do not only make piglets, they also make enough milk to raise them

Lifting partitions in the farrowing unit allows piglets from different litters to mix, sharing teats and socializing.

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HealthArticle

Analysis of the intestinal situation of piglets

Analysis of the intestinal situation of piglets is an essential action in health management programs. A piglet population with good intestinal health has excellent feed conversion efficiency.

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NutritionAbstract

Fermented soybean meal for swine weanling diets

Fermented soybean meal may become a suitable and economic protein source for weanling diets according nutrient digestibility and intestinal health.

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NutritionAbstract

Arginine and amino acids supplementation in gestating gilts

Arginine and other amino supplementation in gestating gilts improve farrowing and litter performance in low prolificity sows (≤14 total piglets born).

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Litter from a hyperprolific sow. Author: Josep Mª Girvent

ManagementArticle

How to control piglets during split nursing

The disadvantage of some boxes is that some piglets are too big and lively and jump off easily.

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Press releases

Hipra presents Previron^®

HIPRA presents PREVIRON^®, its new gleptoferron iron for the prevention of ferropenic anaemia in piglets.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

Outcomes of gestation length in relation to farrowing performance

Premature births increase the number of intra-partum deaths and result in lower birthweights, the presence of apnoea, and severe metabolic alterations in piglets.

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Press releases

44% less piglets under 1000 gram

In recent years, users of Topigs Norsvin genetics have experienced a clear drop in piglets with a birth weight below 1000 grams. Based on genotypic information, the percentage of piglets born with a weight below 1000 grams dropped by 44% between 2012 and 2016.

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