Effect of maternal bis-glycinate-bound zinc supplementation on sow performance, milk metabolomic-lipidomic profiles, and piglet diarrhea incidence
Maternal bis-glycinate-bound zinc supplementation may improve milk composition and piglet performance.
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Colostrum and piglet viability: Beyond quantity and immunoglobulins (Part II)
Improving colostrum quality is a key strategy for increasing piglet vitality and optimizing litter performance.
The sow shapes the piglet's future (II). How to modulate microbial imprinting to improve productivity
Recent evidence shows that the maternal microbiota can be modified through nutritional strategies, promoting a more beneficial vertical transfer and a more robust neonatal microbiota.
The sow shapes the piglet's future (I): How microbial imprinting can transform swine production
Maternal microbial imprinting describes the influence of the sow's microbiota on piglets' intestinal colonization, immune development, and future performance.
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.
Effects of long-term replacement of soybean meal with canola meal in sow diets on reproductive performance and litter outcomes
Canola meal may be considered as a sustainable protein source for sow diets without affecting reproductive performance and health.
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.
Feeding the DanBred gilt for prolificacy and longevity: gestation and transition (2 of 2)
The best DanBred sow farms in Denmark have sow mortality as low as 5%, showing that management, including feeding strategies, is the key.
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.
Milk supplementation and its mode of administration: Effects on growth performance, welfare, and fecal microbial ecology of suckling piglets
Milk supplement composition and availability can reduce piglet mortality during suckling and promote SCFA-producing bacteria in the gut.
Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024 Summary: Reproduction and production
Antonio Palomo summarizes the swine production and reproduction presentations from the latest Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024.
Improving colostrum quality: Can we get an extra 50% of immunoglobulin concentration in piglet serum?
Beta glucans are an excellent bioactive compounds that can help us enhance passive immunity in a profitable and practical way.
Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
An hourly feeding regime could optimize sow productive performance, body condition, milk yield, welfare, and piglet growth in swine production.
Dietary omega-3 long-chain fatty acids influence on microbial diversity and composition in sows' feces, colostrum, milk, and suckling piglets' feces
Sow omega-3 supplementation may affect microbial populations in the dam and their offspring.
The impact of bump feeding on sow reproductive performance, milk yield, piglet birth weight, and farrowing behavior
Increasing feed intake during late gestation may improve sow and litter performance.
The impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine
Results suggest increasing functional teat number would enhance both piglet survival and reproductive throughput.