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Effect of leaving piglets in the farrowing rooms post-weaning and mixing pre-weaning on piglet performance

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 2002
The stress caused by weaning piglets is known to have a serious detrimental effect causing a growth check, increased aggression leading to skin lesions and reducing future performance potential. Previous work (Allen et al., 2000) has shown that mixing piglets pre-weaning can improve post-weaning performance and reduce skin lesions caused by fighting ...
M. J. Allen, A. H. Stewart, A. M. Mackenzie   +2 more
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HOUSING SOLUTION WITH STRAW BEDDING FOR WEANED PIGLETS

Swine Housing II, 2013
Weaned piglets can be housed in different kinds of systems. Recently several new solutions have been adopted by pig breeders to improve animal welfare and specially sanitary conditions. The experimental house with kennels and straw bedding in dunging-exercise area has 15 pens for weaned piglets (5-7 to 25-30 kg). Each pen consists of different areas: a
BARBARI, MATTEO, A. GASTALDO, P. ROSSI
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The effect of leonardite and lignite on the health of weaned piglets

Research in Veterinary Science, 2018
A three-week trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of leonardite and lignite, natural sources of humic substances, on selected indicators of health status of weaned piglets. A total of 45 weaned piglets were assigned to three dietary treatments: Control - basal diet without any medication; Leonardite or Lignite - diet supplemented with lignite or
Martina Trckova, Alena Lorencova, Vladimir Babak, Jiri Neca, Miroslav Ciganek   +4 more
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Effect of mixing piglets prior to weaning on immune responses of piglets

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 2003
Mixing piglets pre-weaning at 14 days of age has been shown to improve post-weaning performance and reduce skin lesions caused by fighting without any detrimental affects on pre-weaning performance and behaviour (Allen et al., 2000). The stress associated with weaning has been shown to alter immune function of piglets and increase their susceptibility ...
M. J. Allen, C.M. Harrison, A. H. Stewart, A.M. Mackenzie   +3 more
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The effect of pre-weaning environment on piglets' post weaning behaviour

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 1999
A number of welfare and production problems are associated with weaning piglets including belly-nosing, ear and tail-biting, depressed immune responses, low intake of pelleted feed and impaired growth rate. These problems are, however, less pronounced in piglets reared on outdoor systems, which initially consume more pelleted food and show less belly ...
L. Cox, J.J. Cooper
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Alterations in piglet small intestinal structure at weaning

Research in Veterinary Science, 1986
The small intestinal mucosa of 112 piglets aged between 21 and 32 days was examined to identify the effects on its structure of weaning and of consumption of creep food. In unweaned control pigs a gradual increase in crypt depth occurred with age, while villus height altered little. In contrast, weaned pigs showed a highly significant increase in crypt
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Animal health in flatdeck rearing of weaned piglets

Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin Reihe A, 1984
SummaryThe results of an investigation of the prevalence of traumatic injuries and an evaluation of their relation to flooring and changes in piglet behaviour are reported. The material was divided into three groups; A (control) weaned at six weeks of age and kept in conventional pens, B weaned at three weeks and kept in conventional pens, and C weaned
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Fecal microbiota of weaned piglets

The fecal microbiota of piglets from the crossbreeding of Landrace and Yorkshire pigs.
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[Antibiotic-free weaning of piglets].

DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 1990
In a problem herd the losses by E. coli-infection of weaning piglets could not be reduced neither applicating an oral vaccine before 4-2 weeks to weaning nor via feed of antibiotics or sulfonamides. Therefore many feeding trials were carried out by 1247 weaning piglets which are feeded with high raw fibre rations (wheatbran coarse grained, strawmeal ...
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The osmolality of caecal contents in piglets following weaning

New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1987
Pigs weaned for five days had caecal contents with significantly lower osmolalities than those of unweaned animals of the same age. Supplementation of a standard weaning diet with therapeutic levels of oxytetracycline to suppress the normal large intestinal microbial flora did not significantly further reduce osmolarity of caecal contents after weaning.
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