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Sow-Piglet Nose Contacts in Free-Farrowing Pens
Animals, 2019 Nose contact is a frequent form of social behaviour in pigs, but the motivational reasons underlying this behaviour remain unclear. We investigated the frequency, direction and type of sow−piglet nosing behaviour and its association with sow and ...
Katrin Portele +6 more
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Piglet Morphology: Indicators of Neonatal Viability? [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The morphological measures, crown-to-rump length (CR), and abdominal circumference (AC) have been suggested to be as good, if not better, than birth weight for predicting piglet performance.
Bryony S. Tucker +5 more
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, 2018 Large pink felt Piglet with red felt collar and glass eyes. Sewn together using Willcox & Gibbs chainstitch sewing machine. Stuffed using chopped up knitting wool.
Family of Eileen Ambrose +1 more
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International Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research, 2022 A cross-sectional study was conducted among commercial pig farmers in the Ejisu Municipality to investigate reproductive performance, piglet mortality, and reproductive health problems on their farms.
Joseph Atawalna +2 more
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Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023 Oxytocin is commonly used to shorten farrowing duration in sows. Therefore, determining the optimal time for this application is necessary. This study investigated the effects of oxytocin administration at different time points during parturition on the ...
Nguyen Hoai Nam, Peerapol Sukon
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Effects of socialising piglets on sow and piglet performance and behaviour of entire male piglets [PDF]
animalEntire male pigs show more aggressive behaviour and mounting than female pigs. By sorting growing pigs into male and female pens, at least half of the pigs are protected from the aggressive behaviour and mounting of the entire males. Mixing of unknown pigs provokes them to perform such behaviours which increase the risk for injuries.
Rydhmer, Lotta, Andersson, Kristina
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Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome in sows: effects on behavior of sows and piglets
Porcine Health Management, 2022 Background To investigate if specific sow and piglet behavioral characteristics could be used diagnostically, this case-cohort study of the behavior of sows and piglets during the periparturient period (from 24 h before the birth of first piglet to 24 h ...
Marianne Kaiser +6 more
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Congenital Fibropapillomatosis in a Piglet [PDF]
Veterinary Pathology, 1999 We report a case of congenital fibropapillomatosis in the head and neck of a piglet from a swine breeding farm where sporadic cutaneous papillomas of the prepuce and scrotum had previously occurred in several boars. Histologically, the tumor consisted of multiple exophytic, papillary projections composed of branching, densely cellular, fibrovascular ...
J, Vítovec +3 more
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Animals, 2021 Tryptophan indirectly increases plasma calcium levels, which may improve sow health, and melatonin production, which may improve piglet survival when supplemented during late gestation and lactation.
Amy L. Munn +2 more
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Analysis of the fatty acids constitution of piglet milk replacers
Siliao yanjiu, 2021 The experiment was to investigate the constitution of fatty acids of piglet milk replacers. The experiment collected 13 sorts of piglet milk replacers from seven different areas and detected the content of crude fat and the constitution of fatty acids ...
Zhi-peng YANG +3 more
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