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Task organization: What day of the week should we wean? Several weanings per week

On large farms, it is common to wean more than once per week. This way, tasks can be homogenized throughout the week: each day will have a similar volume of work as the previous day.

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Effect of N,N-dimethylglycine supplementation in parturition feed for sows on metabolism, nutrient digestibility and reproductive performance

The current pilot study assessed the influence of N,N-dimethylglycine (DMG) on insulin sensitivity, glucose and fat metabolism, nutrient digestibility and reproductive performance of sows in the peripartal period.

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Philippines: Swine industry situation and outlook

Despite the increases in the pork supply, deficit scenarios are expected in the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2011.

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Dry sows in dynamic groups: An investigation of social behaviour when introducing new sows

The aim of this investigarion was to analyse the frequency of agonistic interactions (AI) and the lying behaviour of new and resident sows.

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Effect of dietary supplementation of n-3 fatty acids and elevated concentrations of dietary protein on the performance of sows

Dietary supplementation of n-3 fatty acids during lactation improved the growth of nursing piglets.

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Dose-response effect of fish oil substitution in parturition feed on erythrocyte membrane characteristics and sow performance

Osmotic resistance of erythrocytes was not altered by increasing amounts of n-3 PUFA, whereas oxidative stability of erythrocytes, as well as oxidative parameters in plasma, were affected.

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Does group housing increase the risk of reproduction problems in French sow herds?

The aim of this study was to investigate reproductive performance and possible reproductive problems (late estrus, infertility, reasons for culling) in herds with either group‐housed or individually housed pregnant sows. In a second analysis, we evaluated the effects of different group housing systems.

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What day of the week should we wean?

A large part of the work on a swine farm can be divided into 3 key tasks: weaning, mating and farrowing. The day chosen for weaning determines the other two tasks; first, the matings, and then, as a consequence, the farrowings (the 2 ‘great events’ of which productivity of a farm depends on).

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Mating guidelines (III)

In the last chapter we examined mating guidelines that came rather close to being ideal, given that they achieve the following objectives: At least one mating should be adjusted to meet the ideal time and achieve the first objective with the least number of matings.

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Denmark - Expectations of 2013

In 2001, the EU decided that all sows must be housed loose by 2013, giving the pig producers 12 years to adapt. In Denmark, this legislation was introduced in 1998. To form an impression of the situation in Denmark, Hatting-KS, the Danish Pig Producers’ Association and Pig Research Centre forwarded questionnaires to all Danish sow farmers with more than 100 sows asking them about their expectations of 2013.

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Mating guidelines (II)

The ideal mating guideline should follow 2 objectives: At least one mating should be adjusted to meet the ideal time and achieve the first objective with the least number of matings.

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Reproductive performance of sows is affected by the dietary omega‐6 to omega‐3 fatty acid ratio

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of the omega‐6 (n‐6) to omega‐3 (n‐3) fatty acid ratio in sow diets on reproductive performance and immunoglobulin profiles in sow colostrum and piglet serum.

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Mating guidelines (I)

As mentioned in the previous chapter, theoretically, the ideal mating time is around 10-12 hours before ovulation.

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Phenotypic and Genetic Correlations between Gilt Estrus, Puberty, Growth, Composition, and Structural Conformation Traits with First Litter Reproductive Measures

The objective was to estimate correlations of gilt estrus, puberty, growth, composition, and structural conformation traits with first litter reproductive measures.

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Press releases

Pork CRC: Hot news on seasonal infertility in pigs

Although eliminating the costly problem of seasonal infertility in pigs is probably beyond us, considerable research, supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has been pulled together into how best to combat it

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Ideal mating time

The optimal fertilization of a sow depends on several factors, among them, mating in a specific moment of the oestrus.