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FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF SOW DEATHS IN THE INTENSIVE BREEDING SYSTEM
Archives 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
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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F1000Research, 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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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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Biomass Native Structure Into Functional Carbon‐Based Catalysts for Fenton‐Like Reactions
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study indicates that eight biomasses with 2D flaky and 1D acicular structures influence surface O types, morphology, defects, N doping, sp2 C, and Co nanoparticles loading in three series of carbon, N‐doped carbon, and cobalt/graphitic carbon. This work identifies how these structural factors impact catalytic pathways, enhancing selective electron
Wenjie Tian +7 more
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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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