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For many decades the focus for sow farmers has been on increasing the number of total weaned piglets per sow per year. This number has been steadily rising, with more and more farmers now reaching the impressive number of 35 piglets weaned per sow per year. However, society has become more concerned about animal welfare, increasing the pressure on farmers to house gestating sows in groups, reduce lameness in sows and improve the vitality of piglets. Live weight of newborn piglets has been...
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David Saornil speaks about the importance of sows feed intake during lactation and factors influencing it, and the influence of litters in sows lactation and piglets mortality. He also speaks about the genetic evolution on sows and piglets too....
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Sung Woo Kim speaks about the nutritional aspect that influence the reproductive system of sows. He also speaks about the high lactation capacity milk production that has increase and the growth of fetuses and mammary glands....
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Ferdinand Entenfellner speaks about animal walfare regulations and the increasing of the restrictions related to management and farming. He also talks about the influence of the economic and enviromental situation....
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Veterinary pharmaceuticals standed out at a major event in Mexico
Agrovet Market Animal Health participated in the XLIX AMVEC Congress 2015, organized by the Board of the Association of Pig Specialized Veterinarians (AMVEC in spanish), which was held at the Poliforum Convention Center in Leon, Guanajuato between July 29th and August 1st.
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Potassium diformate has been shown in numerous trials to improve health and performance in piglets, growing-finishing pigs and sows. It is furthermore the only zootechnical additive with EU-approval for use throughout the whole pig production chain. The effects of potassium diformate (KDF) are often described as strong antimicrobial and digestibility enhancing. Most of the data available on the use of KDF in sows are from trials performed at universities and...
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Clement Soulet, Product manager for palatants in Pancosma talks about the benefits of using palatant products to increase feed intake and how recent studies have proven that SUCRAM® not only targets lingual epithelium, but also the gut epithelium....
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Commercial production actually moved away from group housing to sow stalls to improve sow welfare and ensure that sows could be given individual treatment. For the past 30 years the Australian pig industry has investigated sow housing, with increasing emphasis on the welfare of sows in stalls. In 2010 the Australian pork industry, in a landmark decision for an agricultural industry, agreed to voluntarily phase out gestation...
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Introduction The industry definition of "Gestation Stall Free" was that sows and gilts should be kept in loose housing systems from five days after service until one week before farrowing. Associated with this voluntary phase out of sow stalls by industry has been increased emphasis on stall free gestation housing systems by the major retailers. Consequently, the Australian pork industry's move away from the use of sow...
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Setting the stage
Assume for a moment that you had never been to a dance before. If you walked into one, initially you might be overwhelmed by what would seem to be a chaos of motion. There is a constant movement and changing of positions. After further observation, you might recognize that there was a pattern to the movement, a synchrony of motion, even a coordination among dancing partners. Watching carefully, you might also come to...
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Introduction Rectal prolapse can occur in all species of domestic animals, but it is most common in the swine [1]. In pigs, it occurs if support and fixation mechanisms (fascia, muscles, ligaments) are overcome by pressure (straining caused by constipation, diarrhoea, coughing) or the support tissues are weakened (fat or tumour infiltration, genetics, certain drugs or oedema due to mycotoxins, particularly zearalenone) [2,3]. In sows, a common...
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Two new studies look at the link between mild MMA and digestive bacterial endotoxins
Blagnac (France) – Recently, endotoxins have attracted the attention of animal nutritionists but little research is still done on their effects on sows....
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INTRODUCTION Lameness in swine, poultry, horses, and cattle have a large negative economical impact to livestock producers (Corr et al., 2003). Multiple definitions of lameness are used. Merriam-Webster (2008) defines lameness as “having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement” while Wells (1984) defines lameness as ”impaired movement or...
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Lallemand Animal Nutrition was present as exhibitor during VIV trade Show held at Bangkok from 13 th to 15 th March 2013.
The show was an event for Lallemand to exhibit the latest developments from the company in Poultry, Swine and Aquaculture segment. Lallemand has been growing at fast pace in Asia and the product performances are well appreciated by many customers in the region. During the show...
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Conclusion
Claw lesions are an important cause of lameness in sows. Claw lesions that penetrate the corium increase the potential for inflammatory response and are associated with pain, lameness and decreased productivity. Lameness and reproductive failure are two of the most prominent reasons for early removal from the sow herd. Feeding and management to help prevent claw lesions and lameness should begin...
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Introduction
During the past few years, there has been growing concern expressed by the public over the continued use of individual stalls in gestation or pregnant sow housing systems. In the United States, this has resulted in legislation by a number of states to ban individual stalls or pressure from retailers like McDonalds and Safeway (grocery food chain) to not purchase pork raised in facilities with sows housed in stalls during...
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Two new studies look at the link between mild MMA and digestive bacterial endotoxins
Recently, endotoxins have attracted the attention of animal nutritionists but little research is still done on their effects on sows. Lallemand Animal Nutrition has conducted a research project on the potential role of digestive endotoxin on postpartum dysgalaxia syndrome, a mild form of Mastitis...
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The survival of neonate piglets depends directly on the acquisition of maternal immunity via colostrum, and milk affording systemic and mucosal protection, respectively. Whereas colostral IgG are mainly due to accumulation of blood IgG in the acini of the mammary gland at the end of pregnancy, milk IgA originates from plasma cells; according to their homing receptors these cells orginate form separate mucosal compartments in the respiratory tract and intestine....
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Altrenogest, marketed for use in horses as Regumate, is a synthetic progestin that is marketed for use in pigs as MATRIX. It effectively regulates the occurrence of estrus in randomly cycling gilts if it is provided for 14 or more days at a daily dose of 15 mg/day. It is important to assure that each gilt receives her full dose; otherwise problems of cystic follicles and reduced fertility may be observed. Introduction It has long...
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