Sungil Kim1, Muhammad Riaz2, Amjad Farooq3 and Sungkwon Park4*
...ork belly. A total of 50 gilts and 50 barrows (initial BW 26±6.3 kg) were randomly allotted to 2 diets including a corn-based control diet and control plus 9% DDGS. After 105 d administration of experimental diets, growth performance, pork quality traits, and fatty acid composition in loin were analyzed. No significant difference in growth performance and quality traits of pork loin between control and DDGS was observed. Fatty acid composition in pork b...
Guoan Yin1,2, Lei Wang1, Xiaoyu Zhao1, LangchaoYu1, Liwei Guan1 and
Dapeng Huang1,2*
... and lactation. Total 12 gilts were reared in three types of environments randomly during pregnancy and lactation, including gestation pens and farrowing crates (PC), gestation pens and farrowing pens (PP), or gestation rates and farrowing crates (CC). Postures of sows were recorded by monitoring equipment on the 1st to 3rd day of 1-4 week after farrowing, the duration of postures was analyzed, including lateral lying, ventral lyi...
Veasna Chem1 †, Hong-Seok Mun1,2 †, Keiven Mark B. Ampode1, Shad Mahfuz1, Il-Byung Chung1, Muhammad Ammar Dilawar1,3, Chul-Ju Yang1,3,*
... to detect the estrus of gilts. Seven gilts (129.21±2.51kg) were considered for this experiment. Each gilt was fed 5 ml of synthetic progesterone for 18 days, and the anus temperature was measured using the contact thermometer, non-contact infrared thermometer, and DITI camera FLIR E76. The temperature of the vulva during proestrus and estrus was measured using a DITI camera FLIR E76. As a result, there was no signifi...
Adsadawut Sanannam1, Worawatt Hanthongkul2, Yu-Jing Liao3, Kunlayaphat Wuthijaree4, Pattaraporn Tatsapong4, Amornrat Wanangkarn4,5, Anurak Khieokhajonkhet4,5, Niran Aeksiri4,5, Sureeporn Saengwong6, Wilasinee Inyawilert4,5*
...of non-pregnant sows and gilts in the early stages can greatly enhance reproductive efficiency and financial success in pig farming. Vaginal cytology is a reliable and direct technique used to identify the estrus phase and can distinguish animals that are returning to the estrus stage. Furthermore, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in altering the extracellular matrix (ECM) throughout pregnancy and parturition. The aim of this study was to examine ...
