Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2003 The WHO 2001 global recommendation is a one size fits all approach to weaning, an approach which may not take sufficient account of the special needs of some infants and fails to allow for the different problems encountered in the industrialised nations compared with economically developing countries.
L D Marriott, K D Foote
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Increasing weaning age of piglets from 4 to 7 weeks reduces stress, increases post-weaning feed intake but does not improve intestinal functionality [PDF]
, 2010 This study tested the hypothesis that late weaning and the availability of creep feed during the suckling period compared with early weaning, improves feed intake, decreases stress and improves the integrity of the intestinal tract.
Dekker, R.A. +3 more
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Background and Aim. Home care for respiratory patients includes a complex array of services delivered in an uncontrolled setting. The role of a respiratory specialist inside the home healthcare team has been scarcely studied up to now.
L. Barbano, E. Bertella, M. Vitacca
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Protocolised non-invasive compared with invasive weaning from mechanical ventilation for adults in intensive care : the Breathe RCT [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a life-saving intervention. Following resolution of the condition that necessitated IMV, a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) is used to determine patient readiness for IMV discontinuation. In patients
Blackwood, Bronagh +26 more
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Effects of Creep Feed Provision on Behavior and Performance of Piglets Around Weaning
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Creep feed provision may ease weaning, hence we determined the impact of providing fibrous creep feed before weaning and adding this feed to the post-weaning diet on piglet behavior and performance.
Anouschka Middelkoop +5 more
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Alloparenting is associated with reduced maternal lactation effort and faster weaning in wild chimpanzees [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Alloparenting, when individuals other than the mother assist with infant care, can vary between and within populations and has potential fitness costs and benefits for individuals involved.
Iulia Bădescu +3 more
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Alemtuzumab preconditioning with tacrolimus monotherapy - The impact of serial monitoring for donor-specific antibody [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND. Antibody preconditioning with tacrolimus monotherapy has allowed many renal allograft recipients to be maintained on spaced weaning. METHODS.
Adriana Zeevi +29 more
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Sow body condition at weaning and reproduction performance in organic piglet production [PDF]
, 2009 The objective was to investigate the variation in backfat at weaning and its relations to reproduction results in organic sow herds in Denmark. The study included eight herds and 573 sows.
A. G. Kongsted +15 more
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CDH18 gene affect growth traits in Hu sheep
Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Growth traits are critical economic traits in sheep. Genetic polymorphism has a great influence on the improvement of sheep traits. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of cadherin 18 (CDH18) gene polymorphisms on growth traits in Hu sheep.
Tianyi Liu +5 more
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2012 BACKGROUND: Growing numbers of critically ill patients require prolonged mechanical ventilation and experience difficulty with weaning. Specialized centres may facilitate weaning through focused interprofessional expertise with an emphasis on ...
Louise Rose, Ian M Fraser
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