Selection of viral variants with enhanced transmission and reduced neutralization susceptibility alongside lateral introductions may explain the persistence of PRRSV in vaccinated breeding herds.

The inclusion of dietary fiber in lactating diets may directly depend on fiber source and their fermentability.

This work supports the use of temporary crating as a viable alternative to conventional farrowing crates. Final thesis at the Department of Animal and Food Science of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain, advised by Pol Llonch Obiols.

Boar semen storage at 5 °C is an innovative tool to reduce antibiotics in extenders.

This study provides a new refrigerant for contact immersion freezing in the meat industry.

Stocking at too-high density at high temperatures and stocking of too-low density at low temperatures affect meat quality and animal welfare.

Spirulina may become a sustainable alternative to soybean meal in pig diets.

Engaging in play increases heart rate variability, with this effect persisting into the period immediately after play.

A low protein diet may enhance gut health but reduces nutrient digestibility through time-dependent microbiota shifts.

Decreasing sow hemoglobin concentration over the reproductive cycle and lack of post-weaning recovery in parity 3 indicates iron declines with advancing parity and may impact long-term health.

Extrusion may improve nutrient digestibility of distillers dried grains for weaning diets.

The current study presents an algorithm that extracts novel, objective structural conformation traits and reports corresponding genetic and phenotypic parameters.

Dietary supplementation of Hungatella hathewayi may modulate gut microbiota and estrogen levels in sows.

The carcass processing method and refrigerated storage time influence the belly quality.

Herb based phytobiotics supplementation may improve gut health in weanling pigs.

The proposed framework enabled reliable tracking of group-housed pigs for extended periods, offering a promising alternative to the independent use of image or RFID approaches alone.

Supplementation with antioxidants and osmolytes may improve weight gain in heat-stressed finishing pigs.

Enriched housing from birth reduced disease severity to co-infection with PRRSV and A. pleuropneumoniae.

Dietary benzoic acid supplementation may improve growth performance, N retention while reducing the environmental impact in growing-finishing pigs.

ASFV-G-ΔI177L is not genetically stable and, therefore not safe for use in ASF vaccines. ASF vaccine candidates should be tested for safety in pregnant animals.

Phytogenic feed additive supplementation to piglets challenged with F4-fimbriated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli reduced the prevalence of fecal E. coli excretion and improved jejunal histomorphology.

Piglets genetically less likely to present swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome signs are also more unlikely to suffer combined skin damage after weaning.

Dietary supplementation of essential fatty acids during lactation may improve reproductive performance in multiparous sows but not in primiparous sows.

Data suggest that sows fed ad libitum eat what they need and can convert feed more efficiently into the piglets’ growth without additional weight loss.

Dietary choline supplementation in growing-finishing pigs may improve carcass traits without any negative impact on growth performance.

Play was successfully promoted and sustained until the finishing period and equally expressed regardless of extra space.

Dietary selenium enriched yeast supplementation in short period may have beneficial effects on intestinal health in growing-finishing pigs.

Under the current conditions, the model estimated that an inactivation level (log-kill) of 7.0, 7.2, and 7.3 log must be achieved to manufacture a 10-, 15-, and 20-tons batch size, respectively.

Dietary glyceryl polyethylene glycol ricinoleate supplementation may improve intestinal health in post-weaning piglets.

Stillbirths in young, hyper-prolific sows were linked to several factors including large litter sizes, prolonged cumulative birth intervals, and elevated body mass index.

Milk biofortified with n-6 and n-3 may improves the immune status of sows and promotes positive transgenerational effects.

Meat inspection data were collected from 100,489 finishing pigs slaughtered in a northern Portuguese abattoir.

Supplementing a low-protein diet with diammonium phosphate may improve growth performance and the amino acid content related to meat flavor.

Trial runs were conducted in winter and summer to compare five deep-litter bedding materials.

Osmoprotectants and antioxidant supplementation may reduce the negative impact of heat stress in growing finishing pigs.

The present pilot study supports the enhancement and implementation of UPAPS on farm and laboratory settings by minimally qualified observers.

Grain preserved with organic acids and butyric acid may promote nutrient digestibility and feed efficiency but may affect intestinal microbial balance.

Results suggest great potential of tonsil-oral scraping as a novel, practical, and rapid tool for PRRSV RNA detection in sows to assess sow herd status.

Probiotic supplementation through gestation and lactation may improve sow performance and piglet health.

Breeding for resilience traits based on deviations in longitudinal weight data can decrease pigs’ tail biting wounds, lameness and mortality while improving uniformity at the pen level.

Nondestructive prediction of the quality properties of pork butts can be achieved using hyperspectral images obtained from the semispinalis capitis muscle.

A framework for monitoring feeding behavior of grow-finish pigs in real time, using a low-frequency radio frequency identification system.

Iron and inulin supplementation may improve growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs.

The two most salient reasons outlined for the delay of timely euthanasia were uncertainty and misinterpretation of the chance for healing.

Increasing SID lysine and net energy can enhance growth performance and backfat thickness in growing-finishing pigs.

Virus-like particles are a potential clinical candidate for porcine deltacoronavirus vaccination.

Phytogenic supplementation in weanling diets may exert growth promoter effects as in pigs during the nursery period.

Combining vulva volume features with days from weaning could be a suitable method to detect the onset of oestrous in sows.

Milk supplement composition and availability can reduce piglet mortality during suckling and promote SCFA-producing bacteria in the gut.

Findings suggest that the choice of point enrichment object can influence the level of interaction, level of interest over time, activity level, and skin lesions in growing pigs.

Dietary supplementation microbial additive may improve performance and intestinal health in growing-finishing pigs.

Intranasal application showed longer induction times, shorter recovery times and higher scores for defence and vocalisation.

Reduction of dietary crude protein with balanced amino acid supplementation may not affect performance in growing-finishing pigs.

Pluck-pools can be valuable diagnostic material.

Maternal dietary supplementation with short- and medium-chain fatty acids may enhance productivity and health in sows and their litter.

Photodynamic inactivation could be a promising contribution to the One Health concept with the potential to reduce antimicrobial resistance in animal husbandry.

Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation is not directly related to bone health and lameness prevention in gilts.

This study investigates the potential of teaching gestating sows an individual sound signal to reduce aggression resulting from competition for feed access.

Cereal replacement by Illipe nut (Shorea stenoptera) in growing-finishing diets may improve carcass and meat quality traits.

The study confirmed the biological mechanisms through immunological expression patterns according to stocking density.