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Effects of feeding rapeseed meal during gestation and lactation on the performance of hyperprolific sows and their litters

10% RM to hyper prolific sows over three parities was safe and did not affect sow longevity, reproductive or litter performance.

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Dose-dependent effects of dietary zinc oxide on bacterial in weaned pigs

Ileal bacterial community composition of weaned pigs is modified depending on the level of dietary ZnO.

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Effect of distributing primary and secondary antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval

The supply of the antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval significantly reduced both the percentage of immature piglets per litter and the within‐litter variation of birth weights.

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Influence of dietary isoleucine:lysine ratio on the optimal tryptophan:lysine ratio for weanling pigs

Isoleucine:lysine ratio does not influence the response to increasing tryptophan:lysine ration in 5,9- to 10,9-kg pigs.

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United Kingdom: wean more pigs to be more profitable

The aim is to help every producer move towards an extra three pigs per sow per year weaned.

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Dietary arachidonate alters desaturase-elongase pathway flux and gene expression in liver and intestine of suckling pigs

Dietary arachidonate modifies desaturase-elongase pathway in a tissue-specific manner of suckling pigs.

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Lysine to metabolizable energy ratio affects growth performance, blood metabolites and hormones of lactating sows

Providing 3.05 g/Mcal ratio of SID Lys:ME in lactating sows, litter weight gain could be maximized.

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Poor weaning transition ADG in is not correlated with pathological or immunological markers of enteric disease during a PRRSV outbreak

Poor tADG in pigs is not correlated with pathogens or immunological markers of enteric disease during a PRRSV.

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Canada: Governments invest $3.4 million into livestock research

Livestock and forage projects receiving funding in 2013 include new nutritional feeds for piglets.

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Chitooligosaccharide supplementation for gut health of weanling pigs

The inclusion of chitooligosaccharide in the piglet diet may perform antibacterial activity enhancing the intestinal structure.

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Using tie wraps to tie navel cords

Using tie wraps to tie quickly and efficiently navel cords of newborn piglets.

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Lactobacillus plantarum ZJ316 on pig performance and pork quality

Lactobacillus plantarum ZJ31 supplementation improves growth parameters, pork quality and promotes intestinal villus height in growing pigs.

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Split-suckling and feeding coconut oil on piglet performance and survival

Split-suckling twice improves piglet growth performance whereas coconut oil administration did not provide any benefits on performance.

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Mechanism of perpetuation of PRRSV infection in a breeding herd

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Strategic management of the replacement gilts for sustainable PRRS control

The desired result of the strategic management of replacement gilts at a company level is to minimize the economical losses potentially caused by PRRS.

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