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Natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) supplementation in drinking water prevents oxidative stress in weaned piglets

Those piglets supplemented with natural α-tocopherol in drinking water and born from sows supplemented with the same form of vitamin E (SS-SP) had the highest serum α-tocopherol concentration at five days post-weaning.

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Evaluation of blood parameters as an early assessment of health status in nursery pigs

On the basis of the results of this study, it is possible that unthrifty nursery pigs may be identified by blood chemistry analysis at a time when they are showing no outward signs of disease.

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Live yeast supplementation to gestation and lactation diets on reproductive performance in sows

Live yeast supplementation may improve reproductive performance in sows.

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Average daily weight (ADWG) (g/d) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) (g/d) in the nursery stage according to the origin of the piglets (born to primiparous or multiparous sows)

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Small piglets born to young sows: a very dangerous combination (III): Effects on the nurseries

The piglets born to primiparous sows show a worse performance during the nursery stage and a twofold risk of dying than the piglets born to multiparous sows.

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Effect of creatine supplementation during the last week of gestation on birth intervals, stillbirth, and preweaning mortality in pigs

Creatine supplementation improved myelination and may reduce the incidence of low birth weight piglets being crushed by the dam.

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The use of chestnuts (Castanea sativa Mill.) as a source of resistant starch in the diet of the weaned piglet

Chestnuts could be used as an alternative source of RS in the diet of weaned piglets, although their feed conversion ratio (FCR) may be worsened.

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Nurse sows (III): Moving sows “backwards”

In the previous piece of advice we saw that obtaining foster sows by moving piglets "forward" had some disadvantages, which are solved by moving the sows "backwards".

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