Sow productivity improvements continue to increase metabolic demands during lactation.
During the peripartum period, energy requirements increase by 60%, and amino acid needs …

Low feed consumption during the first 3 d post-weaning disrupts nutrient intake and results
in what is commonly known as a post-weaning growth check. While most pigs recover from …

Simple Summary Traditional proximate analysis measures (ie, moisture, crude protein,
crude fat, crude fiber, and ash) have little value for estimating the actual nutritional and …

Insects need a sufficient quantity of macro-and micronutrients in their diet for maximising
their growth, development, and reproduction. To achieve high efficiency in the mass …

Abstract Effects of added fat in sow diets on the sows' reproductive performance and
offspring growth performance are influenced by multiple factors such as genetics, nutrition …

The need to reduce, reuse and recycle materials by applying new strategies of circular
economy instead of linear systems of disposal is becoming increasingly urgent. The black …

Genetic selection for hyperprolificacy in sows has resulted in a significant increase in the
number of piglets born alive per litter but subsequently, decreased piglet vitality and growth …

The immature immune system at birth and environmental stress increase the risk of infection
in nursing pigs. Severe infection subsequently induces intestinal and respiratory diseases …

Fats and oils are the major source of energy in pig diets, and–due to increasing costs, high-
performing genetic lines, and the diversion of high-quality lipids away from animal feed …

Colostrum and milk are the first nutrient sources for newborn piglets. In addition, n-3 fatty
acids (FAs) and their oxygenated derivatives (oxylipins) have the capacity to modulate …