Prospects for sustainability of pig production in relation to climate change and novel feed resources

WM Rauw, L Rydhmer, I Kyriazakis… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pig production systems provide multiple benefits to humans. However, the global increase in
meat consumption has profound consequences for our earth. This perspective describes two …

Biology of heat stress; the nexus between intestinal hyperpermeability and swine reproduction

EJ Mayorga, JW Ross, AF Keating, RP Rhoads… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Unfavorable weather conditions are one of the largest constraints to maximizing farm animal
productivity. Heat stress (HS), in particular, compromises almost every metric of profitability …

Heat stress adaptations in pigs

EJ Mayorga, D Renaudeau, BC Ramirez… - Animal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
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Novel resilience phenotypes using feed intake data from a natural disease challenge model in wean-to-finish pigs

AM Putz, JCS Harding, MK Dyck, F Fortin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to extract novel phenotypes related to disease resilience
using daily feed intake data from growing pigs under a multifactorial natural disease …

Individual detection and tracking of group housed pigs in their home pen using computer vision

LE Van der Zande, O Guzhva… - Frontiers in animal …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Modern welfare definitions not only require that the Five Freedoms are met, but animals
should also be able to adapt to changes (ie, resilience) and reach a state that the animals …

Too much of a good thing: rethinking feed formulation and feeding practices for zinc in swine diets to achieve one health and environmental sustainability

GC Shurson, PE Urriola, YT Hung - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient required by all organisms, but excess use
may result in environmental pollution and contribute to the development of antimicrobial …

Impact of environmental temperature on production traits in pigs

WM Rauw, E de Mercado de la Peña… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
There is an urgent need to identify the effects of temperature on production traits. This study
aimed to determine the impact of pig production in three environments (T° Cgrowing-° …

Effect of a geothermal heat pump in cooling mode on the housing environment and swine productivity traits

HS Mun, MA Dilawar, D Rathnayake, IB Chung… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study compared the effects of the cooling mode of a geothermal heat pump (GHP)
system with those of a traditional cooling system (ventilation fans) inside a pig house on the …

Effects of lowering dietary protein content without or with increased protein-bound and feed-grade amino acids supply on growth performance, body composition …

M José Karpeggiane de Oliveira… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated the effects of a low-protein diet with or without an increase in dietary
protein and feed-grade amino acids (AAs) on the growth performance, body composition …

Transcriptomic analysis of the porcine gut in response to heat stress and dietary soluble fiber from beet pulp

M Kim, E Roura, Y Choi, J Kim - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the impact of heat stress (HS) and the effects of dietary
soluble fiber from beet pulp (BP) on gene expression (differentially expressed genes, DEGs) …