How to use the science of lactation to optimise sow performance and piglet health
For pigs to perform well, it all begins at the suckling stage. Kayla Silva offers an overview of Chantal Farmer's research into how sows’ mammary development can be managed to get them the best start.References | ||||
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(2017a) | Does duration of teat use in first parity affect milk yield and mammary gene expression in second parity? J. Anim. Sci. 95:681-687. | |||
Farmer, C., M. Lessard, C.H. Knight, H. Quesnel. | ||||
(2017b) | Oxytocin injections in the postpartal period affect mammary tight junctions in sows. J. Anim. Sci. 95:3532-3539. | |||
Farmer, C., M.F. Palin, G.S. Gilani, H. Weiler, M. Vignola, R.K. Choudhary and A.V. Capuco. | ||||
(2010) | Dietary genistein stimulates mammary hyperplasia in gilts. Animal 4:454-465. | |||
Farmer, C., H.V. Petit, H. Weiler and A.V. Capuco. | ||||
(2007) | Effects of dietary supplementation with flax during prepuberty on fatty acid profile, mammogenesis, and bone resorption in gilts. J. Anim. Sci. 85:1675-1686. | |||
Farmer, C., D. Petitclerc, M.T. Sorensen, M. Vignola and J.Y. Dourmad. | ||||
(2004) | Impacts of dietary protein level and feed restriction during prepuberty on mammogenesis in gilts. J. Anim. Sci. 82:2343-2351. |