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A Review of Success Factors for Piglet Fostering in Lactation
Animals, 2018 Piglet movement from one sow to another, or fostering, is required in modern pig farming but there is little available literature on the most effective strategy.
Kate J Plush
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Genetic variation in piglet mortality in outdoor organic production systems
Animal, 2022 Piglet mortality from farrowing to weaning is a major concern, especially in outdoor organic production systems. This issue might impair animal welfare and generate economic losses for the farmer.
Thinh T. Chu +4 more
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Review: Improving pig survival with a focus on birthweight: a practical breeding perspective
Animal, 2023 Survival of growing pigs through to slaughter age is not only a key driver of profitability but also has implications for animal welfare. Changing preweaning mortality by over 3% gives a similar change in profit per pig as changing postweaning mortality ...
J. Harper, K.L. Bunter
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020 Background: Human milk contains both arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Supplementation of infant formula with ARA and DHA results in fatty acid (FA) profiles, neurodevelopmental outcomes, and immune responses in formula-fed infants ...
Kaylee E. Hahn +12 more
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Animals, 2023 In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the effects of providing piglets with creep feed during lactation on piglet pre- and post-weaning performance. A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria.
Bruno B. D. Muro +12 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Maternal diet during early gestation affects offspring phenotype, but it is unclear whether maternal diet during late gestation influences piglet metabolism.
Kikianne Kroeske +8 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 BackgroundIron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide and children are at an increased risk due to the rapid growth occurring during early life.
Austin T. Mudd +10 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2016 Introduction: Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin have been identified as two components that have potential to affect neurodevelopment. While concentrations of some MFGM constituents in infant formulas are within human milk range, they may ...
Austin T Mudd +12 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Introduction: Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is a protein- and phospholipid-rich membrane that surrounds the lipid droplet in milk. We have previously reported that a diet composed of a combination of prebiotics, bovine MFGM (bMFGM), and lactoferrin ...
Joanne E. Fil +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Housing lactating sows with piglets in a multi-suckling pen from around 14 days post-farrowing is common practice in Swedish organic piglet production.
Ola Thomsson +5 more
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