Weaning stress and intestinal health of piglets: A review [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Weaning is considered to be one of the most critical periods in pig production, which is related to the economic benefits of pig farms. However, in actual production, many piglets are often subjected to weaning stress due to the sudden separation from ...
Xiaopeng Tang +3 more
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Reducing Weaning Stress in Piglets by Pre-Weaning Socialization and Gradual Separation from the Sow: A Review [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The weaning of pigs in most commercial pork production systems is an abrupt event performed at a fairly young age, i.e., mostly between 2.5 and 5 weeks of age.
Céline Van Kerschaver +3 more
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Yeast Peptides Improve the Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviate Weaning Stress by Changing the Intestinal Microflora Structure of Weaned Lambs [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Early weaning stress in lambs leads to decreased feed intake, damage to intestinal morphology, changes in the microbial flora structure, and subsequent complications.
Yanjun Li +5 more
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The Impact of Weaning Stress on Gut Health and the Mechanistic Aspects of Several Feed Additives Contributing to Improved Gut Health Function in Weanling Piglets—A Review [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Newly weaned pig encounters psychosocial, physical, and nutritional stressors simultaneously when their immune system is not fully developed. These stressors have a cumulative effect on the immune response that contributes to the post-weaning growth lag ...
Santi-Devi Upadhaya, In-Ho Kim
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Pre-weaning socialisation with non-littermates in piglets: reduced weaning stress when regrouped with unfamiliar piglets post-weaning? [PDF]
Veterinary Evidence, 2023 PICO question In piglets in indoor housing systems does pre-weaning socialisation with non-littermates compared to no pre-weaning socialisation with non-littermates result in lower weaning stress when regrouped with unfamiliar piglets post-weaning ...
Dongyue Du, Jenny-Ann Toribio
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Early Weaning Stress Induces Intestinal Microbiota Disturbance, Mucosal Barrier Dysfunction and Inflammation Response Activation in Pigeon Squabs [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Early weaning stress has been reported to impair intestinal health in mammals. Like mammals, weaning of the pigeon squab, an altricial bird, is associated with social, environmental and dietary stress.
Qianqian Xu +5 more
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Weaning Stress Aggravates Defense Response and the Burden of Protein Metabolism in Low-Birth-Weight Piglets [PDF]
AnimalsThe effect of low birth weight (LBW) on piglet development has been widely demonstrated. However, the reasons for the significant decline in the growth performance of LBW piglets after weaning remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the
Peipei Wang +6 more
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation improves growth performance and alleviates weaning stress in calves by modulating intestinal microbiota and metabolic pathways [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe purpose of this study was to assess how 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 affected pre-and post weaning calves’ growth performance, weaning stress, fecal microbial communities and metabolites, and serum metabolites.
Wei Zhu +18 more
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Biomarker responses to weaning stress in beef calves [PDF]
Research in Veterinary Science, 2014 The study objective was to investigate the physiological effects of weaning on beef calves and identify a panel of blood-based welfare biomarkers. On the day (d) of weaning (d 0), 16 spring-born, single-suckled, beef bull calves that previously grazed with their dams at pasture, were assigned to one of two treatments: (1) control (n = 8), calves were ...
Bernadette Earley +2 more
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Association between weaning stress and rumen microbiota in goat kids: evidence from granger causality and randomized controlled trial validation [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective Although there is some evidence linking weaning stress to altered gut flora and stunted development, the exact nature of this relationship is still up for debate.
Ziwei Peng +6 more
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