Genetic parameters for early piglet weight, litter traits and number of functional teats in organic pigs
There is genetic variation in individual piglet weight, litter traits, and number of functional teats in organically and outdoor-reared pigs.
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Prebiotic supplementation in sows could enhance piglet immunity.
The LiDAR camera has the potential as a non-invasive tool to help identify the sow's estrus.
Vitamin D supplementation may improve performance and efficiency in sows, weaning, and finishing pigs.
Neonatal care treatment may be useful to reduce mortality in low birth weight piglets and could affect carcass fatness and meat quality.
Gama-aminobutyric acid supplementation reduces liver inflammation improving the feed conversion ratio of growing-finishing pigs.
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Probiotics supplementation in weanling diet may reduce risk of diarrhea in challenged piglets while combined with prebiotic compounds may reduce diarrhea in severe scenarios.
It is possible to produce knock-out embryos via lipofection of zona-pellucida-intact porcine oocytes with similar efficiencies as with electroporation.
High feeding levels in early gestation does not improve litter and reproductive performance in primiparous sows.
Infectious ASF virus particles were rapidly destroyed at day 3.
Dietary fats with more saturated fatty acids provide higher energy values for growing pigs.
This study observed impacts of both proximity to weaning and transport duration on piglet welfare indicators.
Recommended dietary fiber type for weaned and growing-finishing pigs.
A high frequency of porcine rotavirus A was detected in lungs from pigs with respiratory disease.
Tryptophan as a strategy to improve growth performance, intestinal mucosal barrier integrity, and intestinal microbial ecology in weaned piglets.
Although progeny body weights were typically less from first parity dams through 45 days of age, these progeny were similar or heavier at 100 and 145 days of age in contrast to progeny from other parities.
L-Arginine and L-Glutamine supplementation as a dietary strategy to improve performance in multiparous lactating sows.
Results suggest that water disappearance from nipple drinkers was greater than for cup drinkers.
Bacterial phytase supplementation may improve performance and environmental impact of swine production while reducing dietary inorganic phosphorus in growing-finishing diets.
Drier conditions substantially increased the use of bait sites by wild pigs.
Sodium butyrate may enhance performance and intestinal health in growing-finishing pigs.
In homologous re-challenged pigs, no clinical signs or lesions were observed, while prior exposition to a different PEDV G1b variant or SeCoV only provided partial cross-protection.
Low crude protein combined with enzymes as alternatives to therapeutic zinc in weanling pigs.
These results indicate that microbiota in feces, colostrum, and vaginal secretions of sows more easily colonized piglet intestines through a symbiotic effect.
Wheat aleurone in gestating diets may improve sow welfare while reducing production costs.
Results suggest that orbital tightening and ear position may be reliable facial action units for the piglet grimace scale.
Combined supplementation of antioxidant compounds can change the oxidative status of pigs and, meat lipid stability.
The study shows it is feasible to use a system to quantify the water use and wastage patterns of pigs in farm buildings.
Stevia residue supplementation may enhance pig performance in finishing pigs.
Future research is needed to generate data on the main factors influencing the survival and transmission of ASFV in feed material.
Sodium butyrate and benzoic acid: an opportunity to improve growth performance and gut microbiota health in weaning pigs.
Achieving optimal body weight at first service is essential for maximizing the sow’s lifetime performance.
Dietary supplementation with flavor and multi-enzymes may be a useful strategy to enhance primiparous sows’ performance.
For this trial, dry disinfectant was the most efficacious in reducing the viral RNA on both boots and subsequent surfaces.
A reduction of dietary crude protein in finishing pigs during summer conditions does not affect performance and carcass quality.
Little evidence was found that most scents attracted wild pigs.
Inulin supplementation has a beneficial effect on growth performance and carcass traits in growing-finishing pigs.
Approaches to ASF vaccinology and the key constraints involved in the scale-up and commercialization of vaccine candidates.
Microalgae supplementation in pig diets may enhance piglets’ gut health by promoting a prebiotic effect.
For short-term fixation of five days around farrowing on commercial farms, the farrowing crate should be opened in the evening.
A high level of dietary fiber diminishes the adverse effects of heat stress during the gestation period.
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Reducing dietary crude protein in a balanced diet with synthetic amino acids in finishing pigs can improve nitrogen utilization, meat quality and flavor.
These results suggest no benefit in piglet performance from increasing the width of farrowing pens.
Yeast products supplementation in growing-finishing pigs may improve meat quality and carcass traits.
This study demonstrated the presence of multiple PRRSV lineages, sub-lineages, and variants in swine herds and its potential association with swine reproductive performance under field conditions.
Early feeding may be a suitable strategy to modulate intestinal development in young piglets.
The physiological processes and how they change dynamically as the sow approaches farrowing greatly affect sow productivity.
Spirulina supplementation in gestation and lactation diets may affect colostrum quality and litter performance.
Thermography coupled with Artificial Intelligence systems can help identify and orient the diagnosis of symptomatic animals to prompt adequate reaction at the earliest time.
Citrus extract supplementation in growing-finishing pigs may improve meat quality and nutritional value of pork products.
Results indicate that the early postnatal stress associated with cross-fostering affects cross-fostered piglets in a sex-specific manner.
Wheat and barley partially replacing corn shows health and intestinal microbial benefits in growing pigs.
Preliminary results displayed a great potential for disease detection and characterization using salivary biomarkers profiling.
Dietary Bacillus coagulans supplementation may improve performance and intestinal health in weanling pigs.
Findings confirm the efficacy of the novel vaginal drug delivery system for induction of farrowing in sows.
Increasing fiber in high-energy diets reduced fat deposition and mammary cell apoptosis in gilts.
These results suggest electric-heated mats and heat lamps were comparable in maintaining the performance and postural behaviors of piglets.
Providing dietary lysine above current National Research Council recommendations in late gestation increases mammary development in gilts.