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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Intensive or organic farming systems may expose pigs to management or environmental challenges. Our preliminary results concluded that organic farming might enhance adaptive immune function, showing that improvements in welfare can translate into measurable immunological benefits, based on the correlation between welfare assessment and physiological ...
Dorotea Ippolito +15 more
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Perceptions of swine euthanasia among Brazilian caretakers from non-integrated swine farms
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceTimely and humane euthanasia is crucial for animal welfare on swine farms, yet challenges persist in its implementation, particularly in Brazil, where the responsibility often falls to caretakers lacking training. This study aimed to assess the knowledge,
Laya Kannan Silva Alves +7 more
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Porcine Anti-viral Immunity: How Important Is It?
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Pork has become the number one meat consumed worldwide. Meeting the demand for pork has forced the revolution of swine production from traditional husbandry practices that involved a few pigs or small herds to intensive concentration of swine raised in ...
Kelly M. Lager, Alexandra C. Buckley
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AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LOW INVESTMENT SWINE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS [PDF]
This publication summarizes an evaluation of smaller and lower investment swine production systems. The systems analyzed range from pasture operations with production during the warmer months to rather intense year-round use of remodeled buildings.
Jacobson, Larry D. +2 more
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone in Cattle Breeding: Fundamentals, Innovations, and Scope
Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.FSH is crucial in cattle reproduction, with exogenous administration enhancing breeding and embryo production. Recombinant FSH offers advantages over pituitary‐extracted variants, including fewer injections, reduced stress, and safer production. These innovations improve breeding efficiency, optimize reproductive outcomes, and contribute to sustainable
Muhammad Shahzad +7 more
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Communications BiologyWild boars inhabit diverse climates, including frigid regions like Siberia, but their migration history and cold adaptation mechanisms into high latitudes remain poorly understood.
Mingpeng Zhang +7 more
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MANURE VALUE, PRICING SYSTEMS, AND SWINE PRODUCTION DECISIONS [PDF]
Based on a swine producer's profit maximization model in which manure value and packers' live market weight pricing systems are considered, the optimal farm inventory and optimal hog market weight are simultaneously solved for scenarios generated from ...
Miller, Gay Y., Huang, Haixiao
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The epidemiology of classical Swine Fever in West Timor, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2011 Classical swine fever (CSF) is a serious and highly infectious viral disease of domestic pigs and wild boar, which is caused by a single stranded RNA pestivirus. A cross sectional study was carried out on pigs owned by small-holder farmers in West Timor,
Malo Bulu, Petrus
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Dietary A. truncatum leaf extract is absorbed and improves laying performance in aged hens by enhancing systemic antioxidant capacity and modulating the gut microbiota. ABSTRACT The demand for natural feed additives is considerably increasing in the antibiotic‐free feed era.
Kailong Qin +6 more
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NUTRITION AND THE ECONOMICS OF SWINE MANAGEMENT [PDF]
Current methods of formulating animal rations lead to excess nutrient excretion which can potentially lead to excess manure nutrients and an increase in economic costs. These methods do not recognize the impact of diminishing returns. The objective is to
Boland, Michael A. +2 more
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