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Instance Segmentation and Ensemble Learning for Automatic Temperature Detection in Multiparous Sows
Sensors, 2023 The core body temperature serves as a pivotal physiological metric indicative of sow health, with rectal thermometry prevailing as a prevalent method for estimating core body temperature within sow farms.
Hongxiang Xue +6 more
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Field Study on Sow Mortality in 15 Belgian Pig Farms
Veterinary SciencesSow mortality is a critical issue in intensive pig farming, impacting animal welfare, farm sustainability, and profitability. This study investigated the occurrence and causes of sow mortality on 15 Flemish sow farms, focusing on management practices ...
Caroline Bonckaert +6 more
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Animals, 2022 The present study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for post-mortem findings and causes of sow mortality. A post-mortem examination and microbiological investigation were conducted on 123 sows from a breeding herd with 15,000 dams.
Matheus Saliba Monteiro +11 more
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Impacts of sow behaviour on reproductive performance: current understanding
Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2023 From the perspective of animal welfare, sows housed in group housing systems are recommended, which is conducive to health problems and the release of natural behaviour, but can lead to other problems such as social pressure due to competition for ...
Fanwen Zeng, Shouquan Zhang
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Herd- and sow-related risk factors for lameness in organic and conventional sow herds
Animal, 2014 Lameness in sows is an animal welfare problem which also presents an economic challenge to pig producers. Information about the prevalence of herd lameness in organic sows is relatively scarce.
K.M. Knage-Rasmussen +3 more
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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Association between sow and piglet blood hemoglobin concentrations and stillbirth risk
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2019 Previous studies have indicated that high piglet blood hemoglobin concentration (HbC) at birth lead to better performance later in life. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the association between sow and piglet blood HbC at farrowing.
Sheeva Bhattarai +2 more
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Coping with large litters: management effects on welfare and nursing capacity of the sow
Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 2021 A number of management issues can be used as drivers for change in order to improve animal welfare and nursing capacity of the hyperprolific sow.
Olli Peltoniemi +2 more
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Engineering of Crystal and Domain Structures in Epitaxial Y:HfO2 Thin Films by YSZ Substrate Miscut
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We investigate how YSZ substrate miscut influences crystal structure and domain formation in epitaxial Y‐doped HfO2 thin films. Using magnetron sputtering, high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction, atomic‐resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, and first‐principles calculations, we systematically examine the characteristics of thickness‐ and ...
Jun Young Lee +12 more
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Comparison of Physicochemical Properties between Standard and Sow Pork
Food Science of Animal Resources, 2018 This study was conducted to investigate the dressing percentage and physicochemical characteristics, such as fatty acid composition, water holding capacity (WHC), shear force, meat color, cooking loss, and sensory evaluation, of experimental pork ...
Gye-Woong Kim, Hack-Youn Kim
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