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Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A Realist Approach

open access: yesŚwiat Idei i Polityki, 2019
Artykuł analizuje działania, cele i problemy SOW od momentu powstania, aby zrozumieć, co jest główną przyczyną jej stworzenia i istnienia. Jakie są jej osiągnięcia i jakie korzyści mają poszczególne państwa członkowskie?
Jildiz Nicharapova
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Abortion in Sows [PDF]

open access: yesActa Veterinaria Scandinavica, 1970
Of a total of 31,766 pregnancies 465 abortions were reported, in average 1.46 %. By comparison of the frequency of abortion at different times of the year a significantly higher percentage of abortion was found in sows inseminated during the summer months. No significant difference was found between 68 boars as to the frequency of abortion.
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Physicochemical Quality Properties of Loin and Tenderloin Ham from Sows

open access: yesFood Science of Animal Resources, 2020
This study was conducted to investigate the physicochemical properties of hams obtained from loin and tenderloin cuts from standard pigs and sows.
Gye-Woong Kim, Hack-Youn Kim
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Farm data analysis for lifetime performance components of sows and their predictors in breeding herds

open access: yesPorcine Health Management, 2020
Our objectives in this review are 1) to define the four components of sow lifetime performance, 2) to organize the four components and other key measures in a lifetime performance tree, and 3) to compile information about sow and herd-level predictors ...
Yuzo Koketsu, Ryosuke Iida
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Modeling the Costs of Postpartum Dysgalactia Syndrome and Locomotory Disorders on Sow Productivity and Replacement

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017
Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PPDS) and locomotory disorders are common health problems in sows. Previous research suggests that they can cause substantial losses, reduce sow welfare, and result in premature removal of the sow from the herd.
Jarkko K. Niemi   +4 more
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Dietary Yucca schidigera Extract Supplementation During Late Gestating and Lactating Sows Improves Animal Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Manure Ammonia Emission

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) supplementation to sow performance, nutrients digestibility and ammonia emission of manure. Total 80 sows were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed with either
Fang Chen   +11 more
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Sow-Piglet Nose Contacts in Free-Farrowing Pens

open access: yesAnimals, 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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FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF SOW DEATHS IN THE INTENSIVE BREEDING SYSTEM

open access: yesArchives of Veterinary Medicine, 2015
Sow mortality is a great challenge in intensive pig production worldwide. The aim of this study was to forensically examine the reason of sow death for a two-year period on two farms with intensive pig keeping, based on available data.
Nenad Stojanac   +6 more
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Description of on-farm treatment compliance and risk factors for culling in sows

open access: yesPorcine Health Management, 2021
Background In commercial pig farming, sick or injured sows are often treated by producers or hired staff. To date, limited quantitative data exists on treatment compliance and the possible effect on sow longevity post-treatment.
Magnus R. Campler   +3 more
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Productivity of mother pigs is lower, and mortality greater, in countries that still confine them in gestation crates [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2022
Background: For decades, pig farmers have used gestation crates to confine pregnant sows. Gestation crates physically restrain sows for most of their life, preventing them from walking or turning around.
Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Wladimir J. Alonso
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