Are all piglets born lightweight alike? Morphological measurements as predictors of postnatal performance1

Intrauterine Growth Restriction Affects the Proteomes of the Small Intestine, Liver, and Skeletal Muscle in Newborn Pigs

(2018) Junjun Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Enteric and serological distribution of serotonin and its precursor tryptophan in perinatal low and normal weight piglets

(2014) S. A. Willemen et al.   Animal

Too late to catch up: A high nutrient specification diet in the grower phase does not improve the performance of low birth weight pigs1

(2014) S. L. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

High specification starter diets improve the performance of low birth weight pigs to 10 weeks of age1

(2014) S. L. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Management strategies to improve the performance of low birth weight pigs to weaning and their long-term consequences1,2

(2014) S. L. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Ghrelin in the gastrointestinal tract and blood circulation of perinatal low and normal weight piglets

(2013) S. A. Willemen et al.   Animal

Individual physical characteristics of neonatal piglets affect preweaning survival of piglets born in a noncrated system1

(2013) J. Hales et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Predicted high-performing piglets exhibit more and larger skeletal muscle fibers1

(2013) S. P. Paredes et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Identification of risk factors associated with poor lifetime growth performance in pigs1

(2013) S. L. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Intrauterine growth restricted piglets defined by their head shape ingest insufficient amounts of colostrum1

(2013) C. Amdi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Intrauterine crowding impairs formation and growth of secondary myofibers in pigs

(2012) C. E. Pardo et al.   Animal

Analysis of factors to predict piglet body weight at the end of the nursery phase1

(2012) S. P. Paredes et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

The Weaker Sex? The Propensity for Male-Biased Piglet Mortality

(2012) Emma M. Baxter et al.   PLoS One

Intra-uterine growth retardation affects birthweight and postnatal development in pigs, impairing muscle accretion, duodenal mucosa morphology and carcass traits

(2012) A. L. N. Alvarenga et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Birth weight and postnatal dietary protein level affect performance, muscle metabolism and meat quality in pigs

(2011) P. M. Nissen et al.   Animal

Impact of piglet birth weight, birth order, and litter size on subsequent growth performance, carcass quality, muscle composition, and eating quality of pork1

(2010) A. D. Beaulieu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Intrauterine Growth Restriction Modifies the Developmental Pattern of Intestinal Structure, Transcriptomic Profile, and Bacterial Colonization in Neonatal Pigs

(2010) Romain D'Inca et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Intrauterine growth restriction reduces intestinal structure and modifies the response to colostrum in preterm and term piglets

(2010) R. D'Inca et al.   Livestock Science

Performance and diarrhoea in piglets following weaning at seven weeks of age: Challenge with E. coli O 149 and effect of dietary factors

(2009) M.T. Sørensen et al.   Livestock Science

Investigating the behavioural and physiological indicators of neonatal survival in pigs

(2008) E.M. Baxter et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

A second look at the influence of birth weight on carcass and meat quality in pigs

(2007) C. Rehfeldt et al.   MEAT SCIENCE