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Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2016 Seventy five pigs [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] with an initial body weight of 23.3±1.40 kg were used in the present study to investigate the influence of supplementation of a Bacillus spp.
Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian +2 more
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Carbon mass balance in growing-finishing pigs
Frontiers in Animal ScienceCarbon (C) is widely distributed in nature and forms more compounds than all other elements combined. However, when more C is released into the atmosphere as CO2 and CH4 than can be reabsorbed by plants the global ecosystem becomes imbalanced.
Brian J. Kerr +3 more
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Growing-finishing pigs in an uninsulated house 2 [PDF]
, 1995 Pen function and thermal comfort in an uninsulated housing system for pigs from 10 weeks of age to slaughter were studied. Comparison with reference housing in an insulated pig housing system showed that the functioning of both systems was rather similar, although there were more problems with pen hygiene in the uninsulated housing system which may ...
Botermans, Jos, Andersson, Mats
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Monitoring trough visits of growing-finishing pigs with UHF-RFID
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2018 Abstract Automatic monitoring of animal feeding behaviour in commercial farms is desirable as it is an important indicator for the well-being and health of animals. Low-frequency and high-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) systems have been tested for the detection of feeding visits of growing-finishing pigs, but the suitability of ultra-
Felix Adrion +6 more
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Effects of a clinoptilolite supplement in pig diets on performance and serum parameters
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2007 The effects of clinoptilolite in pig&sbqua;s diets were examined on sixty Landrace × Yorkshire crossbred pigs of both sexes divided into two groups: 1. control group, with basal diets; 2.
D. Prvulović +4 more
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Addition of neem seeds (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) to fattening pig diets
South African Journal of Animal ScienceNeem products are biologically and pharmacologically active and could therefore serve as alternatives to antibiotics in pig feed. This study evaluated the effects of adding ground neem seeds (GNS) to the diets of fattening pigs on growth performance ...
M.Y. Vásquez-Parra +7 more
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Tear staining in pigs: a potential tool for welfare assessment on commercial farms
Animal, 2016 Tear staining or chromodacryorrhea refers to a dark stain below the inner corner of the eye, caused by porphyrin-pigmented secretion from the Harderian gland.
H. Telkänranta +2 more
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Performance of an ultra-wideband real-time location system for tracking growing-finishing pigs
Data and analysis code for the published manuscript "Pinpointing pigs: Performance and challenges of an ultra-wideband real-time location system for tracking growing-finishing pigs under practical conditions " with DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024 ...
Maximilian Knoll +2 more
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Effect of variety, growing region and growing season on digestible energy content of wheats grown in Western Australia for weaner pigs [PDF]
, 2004 An experiment was conducted to examine the digestible energy (DE) content for weanling pigs in a cohort of wheats grown in Western Australia, and to establish relationships between DE content and their chemical composition.
Pluske, J.R. +3 more
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Antibiotics for Growing-Finishing Swine [PDF]
, 1965 The use of antibiotics in swine rations has be come a recognized practice to the point where most swine growing-finishing rations contain them . There is evidence that certain antibiotics added to rations improve the growth rate of pigs under most ...
Seerley, R.W., Wastell, M.E.
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