Ad libitum feeding during the peripartal period maximizes lactational feed intake
Ad libitum feeding during the peripartal period limits excessive loss of body reserves improving litter growth and weaning weight.
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Non-productive days (1/2): €16,000 hidden in gestation
Let us see the case of a farm with 5 non-productive days more than the average of the farms with the same profile. Where are these days lost?
Multiple routes of porcine circovirus type 2 transmission to piglets in the presence of maternal immunity
These findings illustrate the importance of maternal infection, despite robust anti-PCV2 immunity, in early infection of newborn piglets.
Effect of plasma transfer on survival rates of low-birth-weight neonatal piglets
Under the conditions of this study, plasma transfer alone does not improve survival of LBW piglets.
Linseed oil and fish oil in sow diets
Linseed oil in sow diets may improve reproductive performance and pre-weaning growth of piglets.
Shunt fostering
Shunt Fostering on a Three-Week Batch System: The purpose is to provide extra suckling capacity when born alive is higher than the number of functioning teats in that batch.
Energy costs savings during split suckling
This system does not provide an improvement in the production data, but a saving in energy costs and a better use of the resources in general.
Maternal body composition and feed allowance during pregnancy on growth of the offspring
Maternal backfat depth in gestating sows influences on offspring growth and carcass lean yield.
A cohort study on Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae colonisation in suckling piglets
No dam related risk factor for colonisation status of litter or piglets within litters could be identified.
Humoral response and colostral antibody transfer following 'one-dose' pre-mating vaccination of sows against porcine circovirus type-2
One-dose vaccination of sows against PCV2 induces colostral antibody transfer.
Sino-French agreement in the agriculture and agri-food sectors
This agreement will strengthen the pig meat, fowl and wine exports.
Comparison of management options for sows kept in pens with electronic feeding stations
These results demonstrate that management options can affect the reproductive performance and injuries of gestating sows in the ESF system.
Algal biomass supplementation in maternal diets on piglet survival
Increasing DHA supplementation via algal biomass in maternal diets may improve piglet vitality after farrowing.
Sow overmanagement consequences (2/2)
The results reveal that the stress that the sows due to excessive interventions around the moment of the farrowing causes a clear increase in the pre-weaning mortality.
Sow husbandry
This video by BPEX shows the daily sow husbandry.
Australia: sow stall phase out initiative
he 2012 Annual Industry Survey shows that over half of the Australian pork industry is gestation stall free.