The present study aims to characterize the colostrum, milk yield and composition and to
determine whether sow parity would influence yield and composition of colostrum and milk …

Simple Summary Pre-weaning piglet diarrhea is one of the major concerns in the swine
industry. Recently, various probiotics have been applied to improve animal gut health and …

Simple Summary This work looks at the effects of the number of parturitions on the
reproductive performances of sows and on the composition of the colostrum. We also …

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of lactation stage and parity number
on fatty acid and non-volatile polar metabolite profiles in sow colostrum and milk using a …

Farrowing stalls are used in the United States swine industry to reduce pre-weaning piglet
mortality, enable efficient individual animal management, and decrease facility construction …

The variation of gestation length in sows leads to difficulties performing farrowing
supervision. The present study was performed to investigate whether oral administration of …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine the pattern of rotavirus A (RVA),
rotavirus B (RVB), and rotavirus C (RVC) shedding in gilts after natural planned exposure …

A total of 45 multiparous sows (Landrace× Yorkshire, average parity is 4.2) and their piglets
were used in a 35 days experiment to evaluate the effects of coated omega-3 …

Simple Summary In the commercial swine industry, farrowing stalls are commonly used as a
strategy to reduce piglet pre-weaning mortalities caused by sow over-lay. Farrowing stall …

Both colostrum and milk quality and quantity can influence piglet survival and growth,
especially in a highly prolific sow. The Danish Landrace x Yorkshire crossbred was selected …