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Piglet Morphology: Indicators of Neonatal Viability?

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.
Robert J. Smits, Kiro R. Petrovski, Jessica R. Craig, Bryony S. Tucker, Rebecca S. Morrison, Roy N. Kirkwood   +5 more
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Modeling and Assessing Heat Transfer of Piglet Microclimates

AgriEngineering, 2021
High piglet pre-weaning mortality rates can be attributed to poor creep area microclimate resulting in negative productivity, welfare, and economic consequences.
Hoff, Steven, Smith, Benjamin C., Ramirez, Brett   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Roos M. Zaalberg, Henrik Bovbjerg, Just Jensen, Trine M. Villumsen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Superovulation on Piglet Production

Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production, 2006
Sixty gilts with average body weight of 107.80 + 5.10 kg were used in an experiment to study the use of PMSG and hCG as superovulation agent to increase piglet production. In this experiment 60 gilts were assigned into a completely randomized design with
N Kusumorini, W Manalu, RA Mege, SH Nasution   +3 more
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First lactation performance of sows in Maternity Ring housing is comparable to that in farrowing crates. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
There is a trade-off between sow and piglet welfare in farrowing pens, whereby increased behavioural freedom of sows results in unacceptable levels of piglet mortality.
Plush KJ, Chidgey KL, Young N, D'Souza DN, van Barneveld RJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impact of Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Neural and Immune Development in the Young Pig

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, Kaylee E. Hahn, Irina Dahms, Christopher M. Butt, Norman Salem, Vivian Grimshaw, Eileen Bailey, Stephen A. Fleming, Stephen A. Fleming, Brooke N. Smith, Ryan N. Dilger, Ryan N. Dilger, Ryan N. Dilger   +12 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Creep Feeding Effects on Piglet Pre- and Post-Weaning Performance

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, Rafaella F. Carnevale, Matheus S. Monteiro, Renjie Yao, Felipe N. A. Ferreira, Clarice S. S. Neta, Francisco A. Pereira, Dominiek Maes, Geert P. J. Janssens, Glen W. Almond, Cesar A. P. Garbossa, Tatiane T. N. Watanabe, Diego F. Leal   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Maternal and Piglet Low Protein Diet and Their Interaction on the Porcine Liver Transcriptome around the Time of Weaning

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, Ester Arévalo Sureda, Julie Uerlings, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Marc Heyndrickx, Sam Millet, Nadia Everaert, Martine Schroyen   +8 more
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Examining the links between temperature, piglet behaviour and survival during winter in outdoor housing in Australia. [PDF]

Anim Welf
Cold stress is a significant welfare concern for piglets, particularly in outdoor housing systems where the ambient climate cannot be controlled. To deal with cold stress, piglets engage in heat-inducing behaviours, such as maintaining proximity to the ...
Sofra AH, Hemsworth LM, Lucas ME.
europepmc   +2 more sources