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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No more slippery floors: Split Saver® gives lame sows a secure footing
A new rubber mat made in Germany, developed in Canada, scientifically validated with over 600 sows, could transform farrowing barn management worldwide.
Innovation Award EuroTier: Winners 2026
Four Gold Medals, 27 Silver Medals, and two distinctions Animal Welfare Award.
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.
The use of the serum progesterone strip test as a clinical tool for assessing reproductive status in replacement gilts
The developed progesterone strip test shows strong potential for practical application in field settings.
Early gestation selenium supplementation enhances litter size and sow reproductive health
Selenium yeast supplementation at early stages of gestation may improve sow reproductive performance.
Colostrum and piglet viability: Beyond quantity and immunoglobulins (Part I)
The study highlights how the bioactive composition of colostrum, which is influenced by the sow's parity, can affect piglet survival, growth, and intestinal development.
Exposure to a porcine appeasing pheromone in periparturient sows: Effects on behavior, health status, and reproductive performance
Porcine appeasing pheromone alleviates farrowing-related stress behaviors in sows.
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.
Welfare implications of non-nutritive visits to an electronic feeder by pregnant gilts
Patterns of non-nutritive electronic sow feeders use can relate to sow welfare status in pregnancy.
Iron balance during gestation: benefits and risks of iron supplementation in sows
Iron supplementation at an appropriate dose in gestating sows can improve placental development and increase piglet survival.
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.
The effect of dietary supplementation with microencapsulated organic acids and essential oils on sow productivity and nursery pig performance under commercial field conditions
Inclusion of organic acids and essential oils may improve sow productivity and suckling piglet performance.
Nontargeted plasma metabolomics associated with sow lifetime productivity traits
Characterization of plasma profiles among post fourth parity dams with differing lifetime born-alive and weaned production traits suggested unique features that may be related to various physiological systems, including immunological, metabolic, and hormonal.