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A cross sectional study of the prevalence, risk factors and population attributable fractions for limb and body lesions in lactating sows on commercial farms in England [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2009 Background Lesions on sows' limbs and bodies are an abnormality that might impact on their welfare. The prevalence of and risks for limb and body lesions on lactating sows on commercial English pig farms were investigated using direct observation of the ...
Gillman Claire E +2 more
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Animals, 2019 This study explored the effect of obesity of sows in late pregnancy on metabolic status of perinatal sows and performance, intestinal health, and immune system of offspring piglets.
Chuanshang Cheng +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 IntroductionVery little is known about the impact of n-3 long-chain fatty acids (n-3 LCFAs) on the microbiota of sows and their piglets. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of n-3 LCFA in sow diets on the microbiota composition of sows ...
Eudald Llauradó-Calero +8 more
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Animals, 2018 This research studied whether floor feeding group-housed sows their daily allocation over multiple feed drops per day provides more equitable feeding opportunities in later drops.
Megan Verdon +3 more
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Dietary iron chelate for sows and effects on iron supplementation in piglets [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019 : In order to evaluate iron chelate in diets for sows during gestation and lactation and its effects on iron supplementation for piglets, a total of 50 pregnant sows in the third parity order were distributed according to a randomized block design with ...
CARINE A. BARROS +5 more
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Tracking behavioral changes of confined sows from the first mating to the third parity
Open Life Sciences, 2023 The occurrence pattern of stereotypic behavior in high-parity confined sows is still unclear. We continually observed the behavioral changes in activity-restricted sows from the first mating to the end of the third parity.
Lv Fanglu
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Porcine Health Management, 2019 Background Lameness, low BCS and scar tissue in the skin covering the tuber spina scapulae are known as risk factors for shoulder ulcer in sows. In a two-step study, the predictive ability of pre-farrowing clinical examination and the preventive effect ...
Daniel Meyer +3 more
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Post-parturient Disorders and Backfat Loss in Tropical Sows in Relation to Backfat Thickness before Farrowing and Postpartum Intravenous Supportive Treatment [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2013 The aim of the present study was to determine the evidence of post-parturient disorders and backfat loss during lactation in sows raised in tropical areas in relation to their backfat thickness before farrowing and postpartum intravenous supportive ...
Padet Tummaruk
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Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2019 The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) and associated clinical signs in farmed sows in the Republic of Macedonia (RM) in the first 12-24 h postpartum.
Branko Angjelovski +6 more
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Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2009 The aim of study was histological evaluation of oviduct and uterus mucosa in case of cystic ovarian degeneration in sows. Materials for evaluations were received after slaughtering of 294 sows at age of 2-5 years. Sows were eliminated breeding and culled
Katarzyna Szulańczyk
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