Simple Summary Piglets that experience a long labour are more likely to die during birth or
immediately following birth, or to grow slowly during life. This is because the longer the …

Simple Summary Morphological variability in canines is associated with the mother's size
and weight, which likely affects the birth weight of the puppies and their metabolic status …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of birth order on the physiological and
metabolic responses of the newborn piglet the first hours after birth. A total of 281 randomly …

The objective of this study was to evaluate uterine activity at farrowing in sows with different
gestation lengths (GL), and its effect on the metabolic profile, blood gases and daily weight …

The aim of the present paper is to review the literature on the separation of the ewe-lamb
bond and its effects on behaviour, vocalisations and physiological indicators as mechanisms …

Hoy en día, las modernas técnicas de producción porcina exigen cada vez más destetes
tempranos. Sin embrago, el destete representa una de las etapas más críticas en la vida …

Caffeine administration has been used to stimulate respiration and reverse metabolic
alterations in high-birthweight piglets that suffer neonatal asphyxia. However, its effect has …

Nowadays, modern swine production techniques promote early weaning. Weaning
constitutes one of! he most critical stages in the productive life of swine as it is a phase that …

To counteract the effects of perinatal hypoxia in piglets, the oral administration of caffeine to
sows with induced parturition was evaluated. On day 113 of gestation 9 sows received 27 …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the physiometabolic responses to stress in hybrid
suckling piglets that were weaned and transported at different ages on a paved road under …