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An Impact Analysis of Farmer Field Schools on Hog Productivity: Evidence from China
Agriculture, 2021 In recent decades, pigs and pork have been the central elements of Chinese agricultural systems, food security, and diet. China’s rapid income growth has induced a significant change in food consumption patterns, and hog production has received utmost ...
Jinyang Cai +3 more
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Piglet Mortality and its Management
Theriogenology Insight - An International Journal of Reproduction in all Animals, 2017 Pigs produce more offspring in each litter but the higher mortality rate among piglets is an issue of concern. Piglets death during the perinatal and lactation period is responsible for reduced production efficiency in swine herds. It has been revealed that majority of the preweaning deaths are due to crushing by the sow.
J. Razia Sultana +3 more
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Sow level risk factors for early piglet mortality and crushing in organic outdoor production
Animal, 2018 Piglet mortality is a major problem in organic pig production affecting both farm economy and animal welfare. Knowledge is scarce on the risk factors of piglet mortality in Danish commercial organic pig production.
L. Rangstrup-Christensen +3 more
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Genetic architecture of rainbow trout survival from egg to adult [PDF]
, 2010 Survival from birth to a reproductive adult is a challenge that only robust individuals resistant to a variety of mortality factors will overcome. To assess whether survival traits share genetic architecture throughout the life cycle, we estimated ...
Kause, A. +5 more
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Porcine Health Management, 2022 Background Piglet perinatal and pre-weaning mortality is a welfare problem causing economic losses in pig production. In this study, the effects of housing and management interventions on the economic result of sow enterprises representing six European ...
Anna H. Stygar +7 more
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Animals, 2019 Maternal breeds for sows have been bred for high prolificacy during recent decades. Although large litters may be beneficial for economic efficiency, pre-weaning mortality is increased.
Katharina Schodl +7 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2021 Pain alleviation associated with castration of piglets is a debated welfare issue. This study compares practical aspects, resource efficiency and economic implications of two protocols involving both analgesia and anaesthesia compared to a control group:
Annalisa Scollo +5 more
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Animals, 2023 The present study was performed to determine the farrowing performance of sows, newborn piglet characteristics, colostrum yield, milk yield and piglet preweaning mortality in a free-farrowing pen compared to a conventional farrowing crate system in a ...
Natchanon Dumniem +3 more
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Effect of high and low levels of maternally derived antibodies on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection dynamics and production parameters in PCV2 vaccinated pigs under field conditions [PDF]
, 2016 The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) commercial vaccine in terms of average daily weight gain (ADWG) as well as infection dynamics in pigs with different maternally derived antibody (MDA) levels.
Feng, H. +4 more
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Animal, 2019 Global interest in alternative indoor farrowing systems is increasing, leading to a growing number of farms utilising such systems alongside standard crates.
R.L. King +3 more
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