Early socialisation in group lactation system reduces post-weaning aggression in piglets
Early socialised piglets may have better social skills when meeting familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics after weaning.
Page 4 of articles about weaning
Only the best is good enough for the smallest of the newly weaned piglets
An optimized weaning diet may be one of the most important tools in obtaining a successful weaning. The diet tested in this trial could keep post-weaning diarrhea at very low level.
Successful zinc replacement is not just about the feed
Replacing ZnO requires a complex solution that combines management and feeding strategies to solve weaning diarrhoea.
The effects of creep feed on behavior and performance of piglets around weaning
Creep feed supplementation has no clear effect on piglet behavior and performance.
The stress of weaning: What do we know and what can we do?
Changes at weaning can have significant detrimental impacts on the piglet's gastrointestinal tract structure and function. Sexual dimorphism, weaning weight, and weaning age play a role.
Impact of increasing weaning age on pig performance and belly nosing prevalence
Increasing the weaning age can be an effective strategy to improve the overall performance in a commercial system. Results of this study imply that 25 d is the optimal weaning age.
Effects of pigs per feeder hole on performance in nursery pigs
Find the optimal number of pigs per feeder hole based on diet type and pig size in order to maximize performance and better animal welfare.
Purina Animal Nutrition: Beat the barriers to early feed intake in young pigs
Support vulnerable weaned pigs and their immune systems with a focus on nutrition.
Does farrowing spread out within a batch influence weight variability at slaughter?
In the best case, farrowing within a batch usually happens over the course of three days, and in the worst case can last longer than a week, creating different lactation lengths...
Tucked tails? Act fast!
A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.
The pre-farrowing feed intake pattern can improve litter performance at weaning
How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?
Comparison of anatomical and gastrointestinal functional development between gilt and sow progeny at birth and weaning
Early development of gilt progeny may be delayed compared with sow progeny and a number of anatomical differences present at birth are also present at weaning.
Group housing of suckling piglets on post-weaning performance and aggressive behaviour
Weaning is a critical phase in a pig’s life. Group housing of non-littermates before weaning may favour socialisation and hence reduce weaning stress.
Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities
Increased suckling intensity increased litter weight gain but reduced piglet ADG. Following lactations were not negatively affected by increased suckling intensity of the first lactation. Loss of sow body reserves was reduced for the second lactation.
Replacing dietary protein sources with different levels of Candida utilis in weaned piglets
C. utilis can replace up to a 40% of CP while maintaining growth and improving digestive function.
Gradual weaning during an extended lactation period improves performance and behavior of pigs
Gradually weaned pigs performed better around transitions than abruptly weaned pigs and gradual weaning resulted in beneficial long-term effects on behavior.