Colostrum intake: Influence on piglet performance and factors of variation

H Quesnel, C Farmer, N Devillers - Livestock Science, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Failure of piglets to achieve an adequate intake of colostrum is the underlying cause for the
majority of piglet deaths occurring within the first days of post-natal life. From the most recent …

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

KMD Rutherford, EM Baxter, RB D'eath, SP Turner… - Animal …, 2013‏ - cambridge.org
Increasing litter size has long been a goal of pig breeders and producers, and may have
implications for pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) welfare. This paper reviews the scientific …

Opportunities to improve resilience in animal breeding programs

TVL Berghof, M Poppe, HA Mulder - Frontiers in genetics, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Resilience is the capacity of an animal to be minimally affected by disturbances or to rapidly
return to the state pertained before exposure to a disturbance. However, indicators for …

Welfare of pigs on farm

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Genetic analysis of environmental variation

WG Hill, HA Mulder - Genetics research, 2010‏ - cambridge.org
Environmental variation (VE) in a quantitative trait–variation in phenotype that cannot be
explained by genetic variation or identifiable genetic differences–can be regarded as being …

Weaning differentially affects mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in normal and low birth weight piglets

AK Novais, K Deschêne, Y Martel-Kennes, C Roy… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Weaning is associated with increased occurrence of infections and diseases in piglets.
Recent findings indicate that weaning induces mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in pig reproduction: Focus on impact of genetic selection for female fertility

B Kemp, CLA Da Silva, NM Soede - Reproduction in domestic animals, 2018‏ - edepot.wur.nl
In the past 30 years, sows have been successfully selected for a shorter weaning-to-oestrus
interval and increased litter size. This review discusses the consequences of this selection …

Influence of some sow characteristics on within-litter variation of piglet birth weight

H Quesnel, L Brossard, A Valancogne, N Quiniou - Animal, 2008‏ - cambridge.org
Within-litter variation of piglet birth weight (BW0) is associated with an increased piglet
mortality and a high variability in pig weight at weaning and weight or age at slaughter. Data …

[HTML][HTML] Fluctuations in milk yield are heritable and can be used as a resilience indicator to breed healthy cows

GG Elgersma, G de Jong, R van der Linde… - Journal of Dairy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Automatic milking systems record an enormous amount of data on milk yield and the cow
itself. These type of big data are expected to contain indicators for health and resilience of …

Long-term effects of colostrum intake in piglet mortality and performance

I Declerck, J Dewulf, S Sarrazin… - Journal of Animal …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
The present study investigated the long-term effects of colostrum intake on performance and
mortality in pigs. A total of 1,455 live-born piglets in 10 commercial herds were followed from …