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Genetic and phenotypic time trends of litter size, piglet mortality, and birth weight in pigs

The increases in litter size and piglet survival rates due to balanced breeding policies lead to reduced total numbers of dead piglets coinciding with a certain pig production volume.

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55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Miscellaneous

Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations from the latest AASV, ranging from the future of the veterinary profession to the eradication of diseases, hog prices, and experiences in improving pig survival.

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Outside the nest, but still in the inner area of the pen, is a circular feeder with dry feed and drinkers.

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Tip: Adapt a pen for weaned piglets

How to adapt a normal pen to the specific needs of weaned piglets.

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Impact of enrichment and repeated mixing on resilience in pigs

Enrichment did not enhance the speed of recovery from challenges in pigs, although there were indications of reduced stress

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Effect of method of drying piglets at birth on rectal temperature over the first 24 h after birth

Results suggest that drying piglets at birth is an effective method to reduce rectal temperature decline in the early postnatal period, especially for low birth weight piglets.

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Cross fostering and nurse sows (II): How to do the movements?

We focus on moving surplus piglets, which forces us to use nurse sows. We explain two ways to do this in a very visual video.

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Weighted pain-related behaviors in pigs undergoing castration based on multilevel logistic regression algorithm

Results indicate that the pain-related behaviors in pigs from the UPAPS have different statistical weights.

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Flavour supplementation to improve sow reproductive performance and microbiota during late gestation and lactation

Flavor supplementation improved the reproductive performance of the sows by changing the fecal microbial profile.

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Evolution of Spanish imports of piglets from the Netherlands. Source: 333 from RVO data.

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Further increase in Spanish imports of Dutch piglets in 2023

Spanish imports of Dutch piglets have been increasing steadily, having doubled in five years.

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The impact of bump feeding on sow reproductive performance, milk yield, piglet birth weight, and farrowing behavior

Increasing feed intake during late gestation may improve sow and litter performance.

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Effect of drying and warming piglets at farrowing on preweaning mortality

Drying and warming the piglets favors their survival only in farrowing units with moderate or suboptimal temperatures (<25ºC).

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333 Emerging voices - Individual and nutritional factors affecting the homogeneity and performance of Iberian pig production

An investigation at both phenotypic and genotypic levels of the implications of the intrauterine development of the piglets in the postnatal growth. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Spain, advised by Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes, Cristina Óvilo Martín and Beatriz Isabel Redondo.

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Cross fostering and nurse sows (I): How to handle hyperprolific sows

Here are three basic rules for deciding if and when to do cross fostering and use nurse sows.

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Weaning age survey: At what age do you wean in your system? What do you think the age at weaning will be in five years?

Fifty-four percent of respondents currently wean their piglets at less than 28 days.

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Risk factors differ for viable and low viable crushed piglets in free farrowing pens

Results show the importance of differentiating between low viable and viable crushed piglets for the interpretation of risk factors for crushing losses.

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Effects of farrowing hut design on maternal and thermoregulatory behavior in outdoor housed sows and piglets

The metal hut appears to be the best compromise considering thermal environment, behavior, and litter survival.