The in-utero experience of piglets born from sows with lameness shapes their life trajectory
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92507-2
Abstract: Experiences during gestation can alter the mother’s behavior and physiology, thereby potentially affecting the behavioral and physiological development of the offspring. In livestock, one common challenge for pregnant animals is lameness: a multifactorial condition that… read more here.
Keywords: skin lesions; piglets born; experience piglets; lameness ... See more keywords
A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism and copy number variation analysis for number of piglets born alive
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5687-0
Abstract: BackgroundIn this study we integrated the CNV (copy number variation) and WssGWAS (weighted single-step approach for genome-wide association) analyses to increase the knowledge about number of piglets born alive, an economically important reproductive trait with… read more here.
Keywords: copy number; number variation; born alive; piglets born ... See more keywords
Follow-Up of PRRSv-Vaccinated Piglets Born from PRRSv-Vaccinated, ELISA-Seropositive and ELISA-Seronegative Sows
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DOI: 10.3390/v15020479
Abstract: Vaccination against the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) is widely used to prevent production losses in the swine industry. In this study, piglets born from both PRRSv-vaccinated ELISA-seropositive sows (E+ piglets) and PRRSv-vaccinated… read more here.
Keywords: elisa seropositive; prrsv vaccinated; born prrsv; piglets born ... See more keywords