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The challenge of large litters on the immune system of the sow and the piglets.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 2019 The use of hyperprolific sow lines has increased litter size considerably in the last three decades. Nowadays, in some countries litters can reach up to 18-20 piglets being a major challenge for the sow's physiology during pregnancy, parturition and ...
C. Oliviero +2 more
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Animals, 2020 Simple Summary This work looks at the effects of the number of parturitions on the reproductive performances of sows and on the composition of the colostrum.
M. Segura +4 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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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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Survey among Belgian pig producers about the introduction of group housing systems for gestating sows [PDF]
, 2011 There is a global move from individual to group housing of gestating sows. In the European Union, individual gestating stalls will be banned by 2013.
B. Ampe +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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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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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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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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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 To study the effects of maternal dietary fiber composition during gestation on offspring antioxidant capacity, inflammation, and gut microbiota composition, we randomly assigned 64 gilts to four treatments and administered diets with an insoluble/soluble
Yang Li +11 more
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