ArticlePorcine health management2022
Killing underweighted low viable newborn piglets: Which health parameters are appropriate to make a decision?
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- Glycine Supplementation Enhances the Growth of Sow-Reared Piglets with Intrauterine Growth Restriction.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Dietary Supplementation ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Oral Administration of L-Arginine Improves the Growth and Survival of Sow-Reared Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Genetic strategies for enhancing litter size and birth weight uniformity in piglets.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Thriving or Striving: Comparing Intra-Uterine Growth Restricted, Low Birth Weight and Normal Birth Weight Piglets within the First 24 Hours.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Influences on the Decision to Euthanize a Compromised Pig.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Landscape review about the decision to euthanize a compromised pig.Porcine health management · 2024Review
- Foot lesions and forelimb skin abrasions in suckling piglets: development and risk factors.Porcine health management · 2024Article
- Perceptions of swine euthanasia among Brazilian caretakers from non-integrated swine farms.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Dietary glycine supplementation enhances postweaning growth and meat quality of pigs with intrauterine growth restriction.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the mortality risk and associated factors within the first days of life for underweight or low-vital neonatal piglets. This risk estimation should start a discussion concerning the preconditions for timely killing of compromised newborn piglets to prevent unnecessary pain and suffering. In an observational study, various clinical and laboratory variables were examined in 529 piglets out of four farms. Body weight, crown-rump-length, rectal temperature, a 4-stage vitality score, an intrauterine-growth-retardation score, glucose, lactate, haemoglobin and immunocrit were assessed on the first day of life. Vitality was scored by three factors: movement, abdominal palpation, and colour of the skin. Afterwards the death of the piglets (by killing or spontaneously) was monitored until day 5 of age.
resultsBody weight, rectal temperature and vitality score were significantly associated with probability of death. Piglets with rectal temperatures ≤ 37.5 °C, a body weight < 0.86 kg and impaired vitality scores were found to have the highest probability of death until day 5 of age.
conclusionThe clinical findings, identified by this model, allow a first estimation of mortality risk for newborn piglets within the first days of life. In a further step veterinarians, farmers and ethicians now need to clarify what probability of death should justifiy the killing of a newborn piglet.
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