Page 10 of articles about piglet in Abstracts

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.

Live yeast supplementation may improve reproductive performance in sows.

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

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.

Sows fed PUFA rich diets promote FA beta-oxidation in pigs after weaning which could help the mobilization of body reserves for this critical period.

Fenugreek seeds might be interesting as a feed ingredient for young piglets.

There is not a clear effect of feeding genetically modified maize on sow and offspring performance.

Antimicrobial peptides has the potential to improve the growth performance in weanling pigs.

Maternal conditions during gestation and pre-birth environment may affect further growth rate in newborn pigs.

Under the study conditions, dam vaccination reduced PCV-2 viraemia in the offspring with colostrum access.

Tolfenamic acid tended to be more efficient than meloxicam both during and post-castration.

The inclusion of rapeseed meal until 10% does not affect sow reproductive or litter performance.

Air classification of canola meal fractions may allow more accurate feed formulation for piglets.

DS-ZnO could alleviate diarrhoea and improve intestinal barrier function.

Supplemental dietary tryptophan may reduce stress during handling and transport in weanling pigs.

These results may indicate that there is an upper uterine limitation of litter size, and that placental area and placental weight influence post partum survival.