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Evaporative snout cooling system on the performance of lactating sows and their litters in a subtropical region

Ciência Rural, 2015
The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of different temperature control systems on the voluntary feed intake (VFI), percentage of weight loss (PWL) and performance of lactating sows as well as on the weight of their piglets.
Jonas Perin, Thais Schwarz Gaggini, Samuel Manica, Diogo Magnabosco, Mari Lourdes Bernardi, Ivo Wentz, Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo   +6 more
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Obesity of Sows at Late Pregnancy Aggravates Metabolic Disorder of Perinatal Sows and Affects Performance and Intestinal Health of Piglets

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, Xiaoyu Wu, Xiaofeng Zhang, Xiu Zhang, Jian Peng   +4 more
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Influence of dietary n-3 long-chain fatty acids on microbial diversity and composition of sows’ feces, colostrum, milk, and suckling piglets’ feces

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, Eric Climent, Empar Chenoll, Maria Ballester, Ignacio Badiola, Rosil Lizardo, David Torrallardona, Enric Esteve-Garcia, Núria Tous   +8 more
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Floor Feeding Sows Their Daily Allocation over Multiple Drops per Day Does Not Result in More Equitable Feeding Opportunities in Later Drops

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, Natalia Zegarra, Rutu Achayra, Paul H. Hemsworth   +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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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, LEONARDO A.F. PASCOAL, PEDRO H. WATANABE, TEREZINHA D.D. MARTINS, TIAGO S. ANDRADE, JOSÉ E.S. RIBEIRO   +5 more
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How effective are clinical pre-farrowing risk assessment and the use of soft rubber mats in preventing shoulder ulcers in at-risk sows?

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, Charlotte Vogel, Lothar Kreienbrock, Elisabeth große Beilage   +3 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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Prevalence and clinical signs of postpartum dysgalactia syndrome at the first day after farrowing in farmed sows in the Republic of Macedonia

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, Miroslav Radeski, Igor Djadjovski, Dine Mitrov, Jovan Bojkovski, Nikola Adamov, Toni Dovenski   +6 more
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The differences in energy metabolism and redox status between sows with short and long farrowing duration

Animal, 2021
Farrowing duration is a crucial factor affecting survival of piglets and health of sows, and is highly correlated with the incidence of stillbirth. The present study assessed the metabolic characteristics of sows with short farrowing duration (SFD) or ...
Yang Liu, Qiang Zhou, Peter Kappel Theil, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Yong Zhuo, Fali Wu, Xuemei Jiang, Xilun Zhao, De Wu, Lianqiang Che   +12 more
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