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Welfare of pigs on farm

EFSA Journal, Volume 20, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022
Abstract This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating sows, suckling piglets, weaners, rearing pigs and boars. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe are described.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Gortázar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Barbara Padalino, Helen Clare Roberts, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph Winckler, Sandra Edwards, Sonya Ivanova, Christine Leeb, Beat Wechsler, Chiara Fabris, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Yves Van der Stede, Marika Vitali, Hans Spoolder   +29 more
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Early life feeding accelerates gut microbiome maturation and suppresses acute post‐weaning stress in piglets

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 11, Page 7201-7213, November 2021., 2021
Summary Early life microbiome perturbations can have important effects on host development, physiology and behaviour. In this longitudinal study, we evaluated the impact of early feeding on gut microbiome colonization in neonatal piglets. Early‐fed (EF) piglets had access to a customized fibrous diet from 2 days after birth until weaning in addition to
R. Choudhury, A. Middelkoop, J. Boekhorst, W. J. J. Gerrits, B. Kemp, J. E. Bolhuis, M. Kleerebezem   +6 more
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase produced by Bacillus subtilis LMG S‐15136 (Belfeed B MP/ML) for sows in order to have benefits in piglets and for all porcine species (Beldem, a division of Puratos NV)

EFSA Journal, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2021., 2021
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Belfeed B MP/ML as a feed additive for sows in order to have benefits in piglets.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Birgit Dusemund, Mojca Fašmon Durjava, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Noël Dierick, Giovanna Martelli, Jaume Galobart, Montserrat Anguita, Joana Revez   +22 more
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Increasing weaning age of piglets from 4 to 7 weeks reduces stress, increases post-weaning feed intake but does not improve intestinal functionality [PDF]

, 2010
This study tested the hypothesis that late weaning and the availability of creep feed during the suckling period compared with early weaning, improves feed intake, decreases stress and improves the integrity of the intestinal tract.
Dekker, R.A., Hoogendoorn, A., Koopmans, S.J., Meulen, J., van der   +3 more
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Safety and efficacy of OptiPhos® PLUS for suckling and weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows, other minor pig species for fattening and other minor reproductive pig species

EFSA Journal, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2020., 2020
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of OptiPhos® PLUS (6‐phytase) as a zootechnical feed additive for suckling and weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows, other minor pig ...
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Birgit Dusemund, Mojca Kos Durjava, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Nöel Albert Dierick, Giovanna Martelli, Montserrat Anguita, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Paola Manini, Elisa Pettenati, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Fabiola Pizzo   +26 more
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Safety and efficacy of l‐glutamine produced using Corynebacterium glutamicum NITE BP‐02524 for all animal species

EFSA Journal, Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2020., 2020
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of l‐glutamine (≥ 98.0%) produced by fermentation using a genetically modified strain of Corynebacterium glutamicum (NITE BP‐02524). It is intended
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Birgit Dusemund, Mojca Kos Durjava, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Boet Glandorf, Jürgen Gropp, Lieve Herman, Guido Rychen, Maria Saarela, Montserrat Anguita, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczkecht, Paola Manini, Elisa Pettenati, Fabiola Pizzo, Jordi Tarrés‐Call   +29 more
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Longitudinal development of the gut microbiota in healthy and diarrheic piglets induced by age‐related dietary changes

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2019., 2019
We characterized changing microbial populations in neonatal piglets from suckling the sow, to sow‐suckled plus supplemental creep feeding, and through weaning of piglets to a solid nursery diet in healthy piglets and piglets with diarrhea. Post‐weaning feed is a primary factor influencing the dynamic colonization by microflora in healthy piglets, an ...
Qiaoli Yang, Xiaoyu Huang, Pengfei Wang, Zunqiang Yan, Wenyang Sun, Shengguo Zhao, Shuangbao Gun   +6 more
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Innate Immune Responses Associated with Resistance against Haemonchus contortus in Morada Nova Sheep

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
The immune response against Haemonchus contortus infections is primarily associated with the Th2 profile. However, the exact mechanisms associated with increased sheep resistance against this parasite remains poorly elucidated. The present study is aimed at evaluating mediators from the innate immune response in lambs of the Morada Nova Brazilian breed
João Henrique Barbosa Toscano, Cintia Hiromi Okino, Isabella Barbosa dos Santos, Luciana Aparecida Giraldelo, Marei Borsch von Haehling, Sérgio Novita Esteves, Ana Carolina de Souza Chagas, Riadh Ben Mansour   +7 more
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Welfare of beef cattle

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract This Scientific Opinion provides an assessment of beef cattle welfare focusing on risks related to flooring, water access, nutrition and feeding, high environmental temperatures, lack of environmental enrichment, lack of outdoor access, minimum space allowance and mixing practices. In addition, risks related to pasture and feedlots, weaning of
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja B. Riber, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Giulio Cozzi, Ute Knierim, Sònia Martí, Siobhan Mullan, Sean Ashe, Giulia Cecchinato, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Marika Vitali, Martina Benedetta Zanna, Christoph Winckler   +27 more
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Subclinical Pregnancy Toxemia Affects Blood Parameters of Ewes and Impairs Postnatal Growth and Development of Lambs

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.
Subclinical pregnancy toxemia (SPT) negatively affects postnatal growth and development of lambs. ABSTRACT Pregnancy toxemia (PT) is a common metabolic disorder that occurs in the last trimester of pregnancy. This study aimed to detect the effects of subclinical PT (SPT) on serum biochemical parameters of ewes and postnatal growth and development of ...
Ali Osman Turgut, Mürsel Küçük, Mehmet Irmak, Cahit Özcan, Davut Koca, Erman Gülendağ, Muhammed Furkan Önen, Rahmi Doğan, Ali Ünver, İbrahim Halil Keskin   +9 more
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