Short- and long-term effects of birth weight and neonatal care in pigs
Neonatal care treatment may be useful to reduce mortality in low birth weight piglets and could affect carcass fatness and meat quality.
Page 3 of articles about weaning
Weaning: The first hours after arrival
Javier Lorente tells us how to make newly weaned piglets comfortable and, above all, how to get them to start drinking and eating as soon as possible.
The effect of dietary tryptophan levels on growth performance and intestinal microbial ecology in weaned piglets
Tryptophan as a strategy to improve growth performance, intestinal mucosal barrier integrity, and intestinal microbial ecology in weaned piglets.
Weaning: The importance of the process
Javier Lorente outlines step by step the keys to reducing piglet stress during the weaning process.
Tip: Stop back strain with a weaning ramp
This innovative ramp designed by Hylife improves piglet welfare and reduces physical strain on farm workers during the weaning process.
Transition weaner diet
The similarity between the pre- and post-weaning diet composition may be more important for post-weaning performance than the absolute intake level of solid feed pre-weaning.
HyLife weaning ramp wins Aherne Prize at 2023 Banff Pork Seminar
Robert Lafrenière and Barak Doell developed the “HyLife weaning ramp”, an innovation that improves working conditions, animal well-being and productivity.
Report: We visited a sustainable farm in Italy
We went to visit Piggly, a sustainable farm from an environmental, production, animal welfare, and economic perspective.
Microbiota and swine production - The microbiota at weaning. Part 4
A simple management strategy can have an impact on the piglet’s most challenging time in life: the weaning period.
Weaning well starts "before weaning"
Everything you need to know to successfully wean your piglets.
Pre-weaning adaptation responses in piglets fed milk replacer with gradually increasing amounts of wheat
Milk replacer enriched with wheat may promote early gut maturation.
Easy trick to attract weaned piglets to the dish
A simple, easy-to-build toy that will attract piglets to the feed dish to reduce post-weaning fasting.
Weaning without zinc oxide (3/3): The importance of environment, water, and other factors
This concludes our series of three articles with explanations from Alberto Garcia and Chretien Gielen about the measures to consider to reduce post-weaning diarrhea without the use of zinc oxide. We couldn't end without looking at key aspects such as the environment, water, and use of biologics.
Impact of birth weight and daily weight gain during suckling on the weight gain of weaning piglets
Piglets with 1.25 to 2.30kg BW and low weight gain during suckling presented a partial compensatory growth during the nursery phase.
Weaning without zinc oxide (2/3): Encouraging feed consumption after weaning
The ban on the use of zinc oxide starting June 2022 makes it necessary to review and improve many aspects of weaning, especially in its early stages. With Alberto García and Chretien Gielen we address key management points for successful weaning without the use of zinc oxide.
Weaning without zinc oxide (1/3): Good weaning starts in the farrowing room
We spoke with Alberto Garcia (Inga Food SA, Spain) and Chretien Gielen (De Varkenspraktijk, The Netherlands), to discuss aspects related to weaning management and conditions.