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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, Jeremiah L. Cox, Heather L. Walker, Andréia G. Arruda   +3 more
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Abortion in Sows [PDF]

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.
openaire   +2 more sources

Managemental influences on the selective proliferation of two strains of haemolytic Escherichia coli in weaned pigs [PDF]

, 1988
In an experimental study on a piggery it was found that haemolytic Escherichia coli of O-serotypes 138 or 139 proliferated in the intestinal tracts of pigs following weaning, with E.
Hampson, D.J., Fu, Z.F., Bettleheim, K.A., Wilson, M.W.   +3 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, Ognjen Stevančević, Marko R. Cincović, Ivan Stančić, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Bojan Toholj, Vuk Vračar   +6 more
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Effects of dietary fiber sources during late gestation and lactation on sow performance, milk quality, and intestinal health in piglets1.

Journal of Animal Science, 2019
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with 2 sources of fiber, sugar beet pulp (SBP), and wheat bran (WB), on sow performance, milk quality, and intestinal health in piglets.
Q. Shang, Hansuo Liu, Sujie Liu, T. He, X. Piao   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Mingxia Shen, Yuwen Sun, Haonan Tian, Zihao Liu, Jinxin Chen, Peiquan Xu   +6 more
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Causes of Sow Mortality and Risks to Post-Mortem Findings in a Brazilian Intensive Swine Production System

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, Débora Novais Matias, André Pegoraro Poor, Maurício Cabral Dutra, Luisa Zanolli Moreno, Beatriz Martins Parra, Ana Paula Santos Silva, Carlos Emílio Cabrera Matajira, Vasco Túlio de Moura Gomes, Mikaela Renata Funada Barbosa, Maria Inês Zanoli Sato, Andrea Micke Moreno   +11 more
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Productivity of mother pigs is lower, and mortality greater, in countries that still confine them in gestation crates [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

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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Development and application of an image acquisition system for characterizing sow behaviors in farrowing stalls

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2019
Animal behavior can be an indicator of animal productivity and well-being, and thus an indicator of how animals respond to changes in their biophysical environment.
S. Leonard, H. Xin, T. Brown-Brandl, B. Ramirez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source