Globally, the climate is changing, and this has implications for livestock. Climate affects
livestock growth rates, milk and egg production, reproductive performance, morbidity, and …

The incidence of the metabolic syndrome has reached epidemic levels in the Western world.
With respect to the energy balance, most attention has been given to reducing energy (food) …

The effects of many single stressors have been reported, but how pigs perform when
subjected to more than one or two stressors at a time, as is common in commercial swine …

This study was designed to investigate the effects of dietary lysine level on the intramuscular
fat content of the longissimus in finishing pigs reared at two environmental temperatures …

Weaning of piglets in commercial husbandry systems is earlier and more abrupt than would
happen under natural conditions, resulting in low feed intakes and health and welfare …

Heat stress (HS) is a multi-factorial problem that negatively affects livestock health and
productivity and is closely linked with animal welfare. While HS may not be harmful when …

In order to be able to produce safe, uniform, cheap, environmentally-and welfare-friendly
food products and market these products in an increasingly complex international …

Researchers and producers alike have noted the increased susceptibility to heat stress
exhibited by the newer genetic lines of pigs. A study was conducted to gather baseline …

The effects of continuous heat stress (HS) on pig performance have been reported but how a
diurnal pattern of HS affects the nutritional and physiological status of the pig is unclear. Two …

The welfare of growing-finishing pigs is important inherently to the pigs, but also for the
societal acceptance and environmental impact of the husbandry system. Nevertheless …