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Effects of socialising piglets on sow and piglet performance and behaviour of entire male piglets

Animal
Entire 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.
L. Rydhmer, K. Andersson
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PRRSV-Vaccinated, Seronegative Sows and Maternally Derived Antibodies (I): Impact on PRRSV-1 Challenge Outcomes in Piglets

Vaccines, 2023
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) remains an infectious agent with high importance in the swine industry. In this study, the influence of maternally derived antibodies (MDAs) on an experimental PRRSV-1 challenge is investigated.
Jorian Fiers, Dominiek Maes, Ann-Brigitte Cay, Laurent Mostin, Anna Parys, Marylène Tignon   +5 more
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Fat deposition deficiency is critical for the high mortality of pre-weanling newborn piglets

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2018
Background The high mortality of pre-weanling piglets is a dominant challenge which severely restricts the development of pig industry. A number of factors including nutrients imbalance and temperature variation during postnatal period of piglets have ...
Ting He, Long He, Enen Gao, Jinhua Hu, Jianjun Zang, Chunlin Wang, Jinshan Zhao, Xi Ma   +7 more
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Influence of Immune Status on the Airborne Colonization of Piglets with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Clonal Complex (CC) 398 [PDF]

, 2020
Colonized vertebrates including humans and pigs are to date the main reservoirs of livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA). Currently, the mechanisms underlying colonization of pigs are not fully understood.
Ebner, Friederike, Friese, Anika, Hartmann, Susanne, Merle, Roswitha, Roesler, Uwe, Rosen, Kerstin, Schmidt, Stefanie   +6 more
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Effect of Genotype and Sex of Piglets on Their Losses Before Weaning

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2017
The aim of the experiment was to analyze selected reproductive characteristics in sows and losses of piglets according to their age and to evaluate the effect of sex on survivability of piglets before weaning.
Pavel Nevrkla, Zdeněk Hadaš, Pavel Horký, Vendula Kamanová   +3 more
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The growth performance, intestinal digestive and absorptive capabilities in piglets with different lengths of small intestines

Animal, 2020
The small intestine is an important digestive organ and plays a vital role in the life of a pig. We tested the hypothesis that the length of the small intestine is related to growth performance and intestinal functions of piglets.
M. Wang, C. Yang, Q.Y. Wang, J.Z. Li, Y.L. Li, X.Q. Ding, J. Yin, H.S. Yang, Y.L. Yin   +8 more
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Artificial rearing influences the morphology, permeability and redox state of the gastrointestinal tract of low and normal birth weight piglets [PDF]

, 2017
Background: In this study the physiological implications of artificial rearing were investigated. Low (LBW) and normal birth weight (NBW) piglets were compared as they might react differently to stressors caused by artificial rearing.
Casteleyn, Christophe, De Smet, Stefaan, Degroote, Jeroen, Fransen, Erik, Michiels, Joris, Prims, Sara, Van Cruchten, Steven, Van Ginneken, Chris, Vergauwen, Hans, Wang, Wei   +9 more
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Influences Which Affect Reproductive Characters of Sows in Studied Reproductive Breeding

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2016
The aim of the study was to evaluate influences which affect reproductive characters of sows in chosen reproductive breeding. These reproductive traits of sows were studied: number of all, live born and weaned piglets, losses from live born piglets till ...
Libor Sládek, Vladimír Mikule, Kateřina Wasserbauerová   +2 more
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β-hydroxybutyrate administration improves liver injury and metabolic abnormality in postnatal growth retardation piglets

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Abnormal hepatic energy metabolism limits the growth and development of piglets. We hypothesized that β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) might improve the growth performance of piglets by maintaining hepatic caloric homeostasis.
Chengming Wang, Chengming Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Yuankun Deng, Yuankun Deng, Andong Zha, Andong Zha, Junyao Li, Junyao Li, Bie Tan, Bie Tan, Ming Qi, Ming Qi, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Yulong Yin, Yulong Yin, Yulong Yin   +18 more
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Myokine interleukin-15 expression profile is different in suckling and weaning piglets

Animal Nutrition, 2015
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a cytokine highly expressed in skeletal muscle. The objective of the present study was to investigate the development of muscle IL-15 expression in suckling piglets and in early weaning piglets (day 14) at each level, that is ...
Yehui Duan, Fengna Li, Bie Tan, Binbin Lin, Xiangfeng Kong, Yinghui Li, Yulong Yin   +6 more
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