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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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Alternative farrowing systems: design criteria for farrowing systems based on the biological needs of sows and piglets [PDF]
, 2010 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
Edwards, SA +8 more
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A Realist Approach
Świat 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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Acta 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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A review of factors influencing litter size in Irish sows [PDF]
, 2007 peer-reviewedMany factors influence litter size. These include genetics, gilt management, lactation length, parity distribution, disease, stress and boar fertility. In the past 20 years, litter size in Irish sows has increased by only one pig. Born alive
Peadar G Lawlor +7 more
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Porcine 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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Nurse sow strategies in the domestic pig: I. Consequences for selected measures of sow welfare [PDF]
, 2018 Management strategies are needed to optimise the number of piglets weaned from hyper-prolific sows. Nurse sow strategies involve transferring supernumerary new-born piglets onto a sow whose own piglets are either weaned or fostered onto another sow. Such
L.A. Boyle +12 more
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Frontiers 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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Physicochemical Quality Properties of Loin and Tenderloin Ham from Sows
Food 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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Frontiers 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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