Effects of supplementing transition sow diets with 3 levels of zinc on pre-wean mortality and lifetime productivity of pigs under commercial rearing conditions
Capturing genetic potential for greater sow lifetime productivity
The results of this study indicate that birthweight, pre-weaning growth, and weaning weight of potential replacement gilts are aspects of the neonatal environment of replacement gilts that have a significant effect on their subsequent lifetime productivity and pre-weaning management of…
Capturing genetic potential for greater sow lifetime productivity
Extensive collection of data on litter birth weight phenotypes has been a key part of the Preliminary (Phase 1) Trial and involved weighing successive litters born to over 1,000 Line 3 sows. In turn, this provided the background data to…
Moderating body temperature decline in low birth weight piglets in the early post-natal period to improve survival and enhance animal welfare.
Lipidome markers used for gilt selection
Capturing genetic potential for greater sow lifetime productivity. Main (Phase 2) Trial: Year 3 (February 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018)
Optimal dietary protein for the development of gilts. NPB #15-119 (14-235-Year2)
This experiment was undertaken to develop diets that could be fed ad libitum to developing gilts that would result in differences in growth rate or body composition during development. A further component of the experiment was to determine whether diets…
Effects of Preweaning factors on Sow Lifetime Productivity
The objective of the study was to associate preweaning factors in gilt multiplication with the subsequent lifetime productivity of females in commercial sow herds. Sows were farrowed at two Smithfield Hog Production multiplication farms located in North Carolina between…