A project funded in the framework of the Rural Development Plan 2014–2020 of the Emilia Romagna region,FOCUS AREA 3A-Misura 16.2.01–GREEN SUINO Project number 5415052.Coordinated from the Gruppo Martini SPA.
Background The prolificacy of sows(litter size at birth)has markedly increased,leading to higher post-natal mor-tality.Heat stress can exacerbate this issue.Arginine plays an important role in several physiological pa...
supported by the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA)National Institute of Food and Agriculture(NIFA),multistate projects W4002 and NC1202.
Background:Our previous study has shown that supplementation of trace amounts of antibiotic exacerbated the detrimental effects of enterotoxigenic E.coli(ETEC)infection and delayed the recovery of pigs that may be ass...
supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2021YJ0287);National Natural Science Foundation of China;PR China(31772616)。
Background:Dietary fiber(DF)is often eschewed in swine diet due to its anti-nutritional effects,but DF is attracting growing attention for its reproductive benefits.The objective of this study was to investigate the e...
The present study was funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation,Spain(Grants:RYC-2014-15581,AGL2017–88329-R and FJCI-2017-31689);the Seneca Foundation Murcia,Spain(19892/GERM-15);the Regional Government of Catalonia(Grants:2017-SGR-1229 and 2020-FI-B-00412).
Background:Metabolomic approaches,which include the study of low molecular weight molecules,are an emerging-omics technology useful for identification of biomarkers.In this field,nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectro...
The project was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31722053,31672427);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LR17C170001);the“Hundred Talents Program”funding from Zhejiang University awarded to TZS.
Background:Meat quality is largely driven by fat deposition,which is regulated by several genes and signaling pathways.The cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP)-regulated transcriptional coactivator 3(CRTC3)is a coacti...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0500503 and 2018YFD0500404);the Natural Science Foundation of China(31730090);Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2018CFA020).
Background:Early-weaning of piglets is often accompanied by severe disorders,especially diarrhea.The gut microbiota and its metabolites play a critical role in the maintenance of the physiologic and metabolic homeosta...
supported financially by a “crédits incitatifs” grant from the department of Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems(PHASE)at INRA;a grant from the Integrated Management of Animal Health metaprogram of INRA for the “GISA-WHELP” project(www.gisa.inra.fr/en)
Background: Negative experiences in early life can induce long-lasting effects on the welfare, health, and performance of farm animals. A delayed placement of chicks in rearing houses has negative effects on their per...
provided by the U.S.Department of Agriculture to the employees of the agency who comprise the authors of this manuscript
Background: Recent increases in intra-litter variability in weaning weight have raised swine production costs. A contributor to this variability is the normal birth weight pig that grows at a slower rate than litterma...