Enhancing growth and gut health in nursery piglets: effects of enzymatically treated yeast and zinc oxide
Enzymatically treated yeast supplementation in weanling diets may improve post-weaning intestinal health and immunity.
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Why are the first days post-weaning so important?
A good start in post-weaning feed intake and including creep feed and palatable diets is crucial to optimize piglet health and performance.
Effect of postpartum meloxicam administration to sows and split-suckling
Postpartum administration of meloxicam to sows reduced clinical cases of disease, increased ADG in pigs, and increased carcass weight at slaughter.
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.
Tip: Adapt a pen for weaned piglets
How to adapt a normal pen to the specific needs of weaned piglets.
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
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhea in piglets
From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study about the effect of postweaning feed intake.
Effects of providing sensory attractants to suckling pigs during lactation and after weaning on post-weaning growth performance
Environmental enrichment with cubes appears to have the greatest effect when applied post-weaning whereas flavor attractants appear to have the greatest effect when applied both pre- and post-weaning.
Effects of early intermittent maternal separation on behavior, physiological, and growth performance in piglets
Early intermittent neonatal maternal separation created stress and affected the growth performance of piglets during suckling. However, the growth rate was improved by compensatory measures during late weaning.
The 10 most-read articles in 2023
Join us in revisiting the articles that have resonated the most with our dedicated swine community throughout 2023.
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.
The effects of glycine supplementation on mucosal immunity and the intestinal microbial composition in weaned piglets
Glycine supplementation improves the intestinal immunological barrier function and the microbial composition in weanling piglets.
Characterizing resilience to weaning stress and its associations with behavioral differences in finishing gilts
Resilience to weaning stress was associated with behavioral differences in finishing gilts at mixing and when faced with novel situations.
Automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs
The approach is capable of automatically monitoring several different behaviors of a group of pigs at the same time.
The impact of protein content in the diet on growth and diarrhoea in weaning piglets
Lowering the dietary protein level in post-weaning diets may reduce the impact on diarrhoea at weaning.
What is the best age for weaning piglets?
Enric Marco examines the reasons why the average age at weaning has not yet reached 28 days in Spain.