Impact of dietary xylanase in low- and high-fiber diets on the performance and fecal microbiota of lactating sows and their offspring
Xylanase supplementation may improve energy balance and modulates fecal microbiota in lactating sows.
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333 Attends Axiom’s First International Swine Seminar in Rennes
Axiom brought together clients and experts from 29 countries in Rennes to discuss the challenges facing modern pig production and celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Few effects of sow lactational stress on maternal behavior, but altered physiology with implications for piglet early-life stress coping
Lactational stress resulted in increased cortisol in sow milk and saliva.
Denmark phases out sow confinement
A new executive order phases out the immobilization of sows in farrowing pens.
Piglets’ behaviour and performance in relation to sow characteristics
Only some of the measured nutritive and non-nutritive sow factors influenced litter performance and behaviour, with parity and litter size also playing a role.
Effect of glutamine and glutamate supplementation in sow diets during late gestation and lactation on sow performance, colostrum amino acid profile, and piglet weaning weight
Glutamine and glutamate supplementation in late gestation and lactation improves sow performance and piglet growth.
333 Emerging Voices: Factors determining the growth of piglets during lactation and their relationship with weaning weight
This final project from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at CEU Cardenal Herrera University was supervised by Antonio González de Bulnes López.
Iron requirements in today's piglets: Are they being met?
Should we review the iron requirements of piglets?
Arginine supplementation in lactating sows improves milk composition, supports piglet growth, and modulates gut microbiota
Arginine in sows diet improves milk composition, promoting a healthier and more balanced gut microbiome at weaning.
Precision nutrition and global collaboration shape GSS 2025
The Gestal Swine Summit 2025, organized by Jyga Technologies in Lévis, Quebec, brought together specialists, researchers, and companies from more than 10 countries to discuss nutrition, technology, and swine management strategies. In its second edition, the event reaffirmed its role as a technical and practical forum for promoting efficiency and sustainability on farms.
Ergotism in an organic sow herd and the impact on lactation performance and subsequent reproductive performance
This case reports the level of ergot alkaloids and duration of exposure found under field conditions in a herd that experienced a high neonatal mortality event consequent to agalactia in the sows.
Impact of dietary fiber on nutrient digestibility and gut microbiota of lactating sows
The inclusion of dietary fiber in lactating diets may directly depend on fiber source and their fermentability.
333 Emerging Voices - Impact of nest covers on welfare and performance of temporarily crated sows and their piglets during lactation
This work supports the use of temporary crating as a viable alternative to conventional farrowing crates. Final thesis at the Department of Animal and Food Science of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain, advised by Pol Llonch Obiols.
Precision feeding for lactating sows: The path to sustainability and efficiency
Implementing precision feeding through the use of electronic feeders improves sow and piglet performance while providing economic, environmental, and animal welfare benefits.
Effects of increased essential fatty acid intake during lactation on sow’s reproductive performance
Dietary supplementation of essential fatty acids during lactation may improve reproductive performance in multiparous sows but not in primiparous sows.
Ad libitum feeding systems for lactating sows: effects on productivity and welfare of sows and piglets
Data suggest that sows fed ad libitum eat what they need and can convert feed more efficiently into the piglets’ growth without additional weight loss.