Piglet survival is under genetic control and there are clear differences between individuals in their ability to live. Animals that do not survive their first weeks will obviously not reproduce as this is natural selection. Animals that survive still harbor relevant genetic differences.

The transition period is a short period of the reproductive cycle spanning from 7–10 d prepartum to 3–5 d postpartum in sows. Nonetheless, it is highly important for the productivity of sows because it is when the majority of piglet deaths occur.

Considering welfare through the “neonatal and nursery pig perspective” is an exciting approach. Overlaying this with the Five Domains Model, as we suggest in this review, points to practical on-farm improvements that provide each pig the opportunity to experience positive mental states.

It has become increasingly evident that females and males differ in their susceptibility to disease and mortality. Females typically have higher survivability rates during pandemics and environmental challenges compared with males.

Achievement of pre-/post-weaning piglet success requires careful environmental management to ensure the thermal needs of the pigs are adequately met to reduce stress and promote livability, performance, and health.

Proper gilt development influences offspring performance and survivability by increasing gilt longevity and colostrum and milk production. Gilt development success starts in selecting gilts heavier than 1 kg at birth, prioritizing colostrum and milk intake, and weaning at 24 d of age or older.

Management of beef females during the first year of life can impact fertility and reproductive longevity. Cattle producers can improve calf weight gains by using growth promoting implants; however, to be applicable, they must not negatively impact heifer reproductive performance or development.

Data analytics have evolved remarkably. This paper discussed the evolution of data analytics from a competitive advantage perspective within academia and illustrated the combination of different advanced technological systems in developing hybrid intelligent mechanistic models (HIMM).

The link between the composition of the gut microbiota, i.e the composition of microorganisms in the gut, in pigs and their feed efficiency, i.e. their ability to utilize nutrients, as well as their ability to digest were studied from a genetic point of view.

Crossbreeding is common in commercial sheep enterprises. It allows breeds with different attributes to be combined to generate crossbred progeny tailored to production environments and customer preferences.

The objectives of this study were to quantify the prevalence of subclinical mastitis, evaluate the impact of bedding treatments on subclinical mastitis, evaluate the efficacy of weaning treatments, and identify levels of antimicrobial resistance in milk-derived bacteria.

Considering that commercial diets generally contain 3% to 8% added lipids to provide up to 20% metabolizable energy (ME) in broiler diets, the addition of emulsifier in diets was believed to improve the digestibility of fat.

The study evaluated vitamin E (VE) supplementation and fat source on fatty acid (FA) composition and VE concentrations in pigs. Three fat sources with distinctive fatty acid profiles were used; VE levels were 11 (the requirement estimate) and 200 (a high level to assure any responses could be seen) ppm.

Microbial phytase is added to commercial pig diets to increase phosphorus (P) availability and reduce P excretion. It is known that an excess of calcium (Ca), mostly sourced from limestone, can affect phytase efficacy.

Supplemental fat sources are an effective and widely accepted strategy to increase energy density of sow lactation diets that can also provide essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid (LA) and α-linolenic acid (ALA). Currently, the effects of supplemental LA and ALA provided shortly before farrowing on colostrum and milk composition are not fully understood.

The livelihood of a cow-calf producer relies on reproductively sound cattle that give birth to live offspring once a year. Two factors, pregnancy rate and pregnancy loss, are informative measures of fertility.

Collecting detailed measurements of animals through cameras has become an important focus with the rising demand for meat production in the swine industry.

Feeding sows live yeast and yeast extracts from day 110 of gestation through lactation tended to increase lactation feed intake but did not affect any other sow or litter performance criteria.

Feeding sows a diet containing live yeast and yeast extract from day 110 of gestation through weaning resulted in progeny that were heavier at weaning and had increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake throughout the nursery period.

The aim of the present study was to determine if the inclusion of probiotic microorganisms in the mother’s diet during gestation and the lactation period is capable of modifying the performance of mothers and piglets and the possible effect on the intestinal health of piglets after separation from the mother.