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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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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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Effects of timing and size of meals prior to farrowing on sow and litter performance
Translational Animal Science, 2020 A total of 727 mixed parity (µ = 3.8) sows were used to evaluate the effects of timing and size of meals before farrowing on sow and litter performance.
K. Gourley +8 more
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Sow and piglet traits associated with piglet survival at birth and to weaning.
Journal of Animal Science, 2020 Understanding the relationship between sow and piglet characteristics that are associated with stillborn rate and pre-weaning mortality is beneficial as litter size continues to increase.
K. Gourley +6 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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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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Characteristics of Piglets Born by Two Highly Prolific Sow Hybrids
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 High piglet mortality constitutes a welfare challenge in Danish organic pig production with almost one in three piglets dying before weaning. Piglet characteristics such as birth weight, rectal temperature and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR ...
Sarah-Lina A. Schild +3 more
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Animal, 2019 Sow productivity improvements continue to increase metabolic demands during lactation. During the peripartum period, energy requirements increase by 60%, and amino acid needs increase by 150%. As litter size has increased, research on peripartum sows has
M. Tokach +3 more
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Animal Reproduction in Veterinary Medicine, 2020 In this chapter, we review the sexual behavior of domestic pigs, and the visible or measurable anatomical features of the pig that will contribute to detecting sows in estrus.
John J. McGlone +7 more
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Description of on-farm treatment compliance and risk factors for culling in sows
Porcine 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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