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Alternative farrowing systems: design criteria for farrowing systems based on the biological needs of sows and piglets [PDF]
Animal, 2011 The construction of a suitable farrowing environment is a continuing dilemma: the piglet’s needs must be matched with those of the sow and the farmer during the main phases that constitute farrowing: nest building, parturition and lactation. Difficulties
E.M. Baxter, A.B. Lawrence, S.A. Edwards
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Stockperson attitudes towards Maternity Rings and farrowing crates [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceSocietal attitudes suggest low support for confinement housing in livestock farming, such as the farrowing crate. The attitudes of stockpersons working in these systems are yet to be understood but should be prioritised as their human-animal interactions
Lauren M. Staveley +5 more
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Quantifying the impact of land degradation on crop production: the case of Senegal [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2016 Land degradation has been a persistent problem in Senegal for more than a century and by now has become a serious impediment to long-term development.
B. G. J. S. Sonneveld +2 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 The present study evaluated the effects of betaine addition in sow and piglet's diets on growth performance, plasma hormone, and lipid metabolism of Bama mini-pigs.
Yating Cheng +10 more
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CAT-CBAM-Net: An Automatic Scoring Method for Sow Body Condition Based on CNN and Transformer
Sensors, 2023 Sow body condition scoring has been confirmed as a vital procedure in sow management. A timely and accurate assessment of the body condition of a sow is conducive to determining nutritional supply, and it takes on critical significance in enhancing sow ...
Hongxiang Xue +6 more
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Applied Water Science, 2022 During the production from shale oil formations, the produced water has been dedicated to different procedures such as chemical enhanced oil recoveries, drilling mud making (e.g., for various purposes of lubrication and cooling) and hydraulic fracturing.
Zeqi Wang +6 more
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Animals, 2022 Total fatty acid and sn-2 fatty acid compositions, and triacylglycerol (TAG) species in 130 sow colostrum, 100 sow milk, and 22 piglet formula samples were analyzed in the present study.
Cuirong Ren +5 more
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Implementation of Computer-Vision-Based Farrowing Prediction in Pens with Temporary Sow Confinement
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The adoption of temporary sow confinement could improve animal welfare during farrowing for both the sow and the piglets. An important challenge related to the implementation of temporary sow confinement is the optimal timing of confinement in crates ...
Maciej Oczak +2 more
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Piglets’ behaviour and performance in relation to sow characteristics
Animal, 2023 The importance of maternal care in commercial pig production is largely ignored. The sow has little possibility to interact with her piglets, and piglets are often subjected to early weaning or artificial rearing.
Emma M. Baxter +7 more
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The use of feed-grade amino acids in lactating sow diets
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2018 Background The use of feed grade amino acids can reduce the cost of lactation feed. With changing genetics, increasing feed costs, and higher number of pigs weaned with heavier wean weights further evaluation of higher inclusion levels of feed-grade ...
Laura Greiner +7 more
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