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Can we increase the birth weight of piglets through feeding interventions in sows in early

It takes a lot of work by farmers to make these smaller piglets survive and grow, she continued.

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Grease, copper additives may boost heat-stressed pigs' performance

Adding choice white grease may improve weaned-pig feed efficiency during normal and heat-stressed conditions, while feeding supplemental copper may boost growth

Finnish team evaluating optimal sow feeding strategies, how to cut farrowing time

Following the release of their findings on some of the factors affecting sow colostrum yield and composition, an academic team is now concentrating on studying

What factors affect sow colostrum yield and composition?

Researchers, based in Finland and Estonia, have found that prolonged duration of farrowing can be detrimental for colostrum yield (CY).

Zinc may influence gut health, immune competence of pigs

Follow-up research to examine high-zinc dietary interventions under immune challenge conditions.

Glutamic acid shown to improve the feed efficiency of weaned piglets

Adding nucleotides or glutamic acid to the diets of weaned piglets may encourage growth performance, while nucleotide supplementation may improve gut developmen

Study: Fasting on the day of weaning improves piglet performance in subsequent…

A short-term delay in the provision of feed increased piglets’ body weight three weeks after weaning, while an effect on feed intake was visible during the five

Precision feeding may lower pig dietary protein needs, nitrogen excretion

Swine precision feeding systems may need new methionine to lysine ratios, however, the individualized system may allow for swine production with lower protein

Provimi creates age-based swine feeding system

Piglet digestive development, rather than weight, guides a new feeding program developed by Provimi to reduce rates of early mortality in weaned pigs.

Field cress tested as new protein source for pigs

Study indicates that field cress seedcake could be appropriate feed for pigs, but high levels of glucosinolate and insoluble fiber need further evaluation.

Zinc, not arginine may boost piglet growth, oxidative status

Adding supplemental zinc may boost piglet growth and oxidative status, while supplemental arginine in feed has a limited influence on oxidative status or piglet