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Early-Weaning and Immunity in Piglets

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972), 1988
Neonatal and post-weaning losses represent significant economic loss to the pig industry and in terms of animal welfare the loss of one in ten piglets within the first four weeks of life seems unacceptable. Many losses occur within hours of birth due to a variety of causes, such as overlying, chilling, starvation and disease.
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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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Insoluble nonstarch polysaccharides in diets for weaned piglets

Journal of Animal Science, 2012
To examine the effect of inclusion insoluble nonstarch polysaccharides (iNSP) in weaned diets on postweaning piglet performance, intestinal activity, and microbial composition 2 experiments were designed. In Exp. 1, 180 piglets were weaned at 28 d of age and divided over 3 treatments: positive control (PC; highly digestible protein), negative control ...
R, Gerritsen, P, van der Aar, F, Molist
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Transport of early weaned piglets

Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2008
Abstract Millions of segregated early weaned (SEW) piglets are transported each year. Problems affecting even a small percentage of these piglets may have a significant welfare impact. The Recommended Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals [CARC, 2001.
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Minimising disruption of piglets at weaning

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972), 1987
Pigs at weaning are usually regrouped to form batches of individuals similar in weight, and consequently of a similar potential for growth. This has the effect of disrupting the social organisation present amongst pigs sucking a sow. Re-establishing social order involves fighting and stress, both antagonistic to a high level of performance.
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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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Up‐to‐date information on the suckling and weaned piglet

Veterinary Record, 2022
Reviewed by Paul Thompson , a director of the Garth Pig Practice in East Yorkshire.
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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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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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