Efficacy of avilamycin on the incidence and severity of diarrhea associated with pathogenic and the subsequent growth performance of nursery pigs.

A total of 3,329 commercial crossbred barrows and gilts were used to compare the efficacy of avilamycin on incidence and severity of diarrhea and growth performance of pigs naturally infected with . An incomplete block design was used with a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement of treatments: 1) Stocking density (Single: 0.67 sq.

A meta-regression analysis to evaluate the effects of narasin on grow-finish pig performance.

Ionophores are feed additives that decrease gram-positive microbial populations by disrupting the ion transfer across cell membranes resulting in improved growth performance. Narasin (Skycis; Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN) is an FDA-approved ionophore utilized for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency in growing-finishing pigs. A meta-regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of added narasin in growing-finishing pig diets to predict its influence on average daily gain (), feed efficiency (), and carcass yield.

Developing ACASI questionnaires in Borno State, Nigeria during COVID-19: Using data-informed processes to address complexity, sensitivity, and functionality of family functioning and wellbeing measures.

Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) has become increasingly popular for collecting data on sensitive topics among populations with lower levels of literacy. However, the development of an ACASI tool is an involved process that can be further complicated when working in humanitarian contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study describes the development of an ACASI tool to be used in a family-focused intervention evaluation.

Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria.

Background: Household violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence faced by adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. A growing evidence base demonstrates the extent to which multiple forms of familial violence, including intimate partner violence, violence against children, and sibling violence overlap in the same households. However, existing evidence of family support programming that effectively reduces violence against girls by addressing intersecting forms of household violence are limited, particularly in the Global South.

Birth weight threshold for identifying piglets at risk for preweaning mortality.

Several studies have suggested there is a critical relationship between piglet birth weight and preweaning mortality. Thus, the objective of the current work was to identify a birth weight threshold value for preweaning mortality. Birth weight and survival data from two studies involving a combined total of 4,068 piglets from 394 litters on four commercial farms (three European, one U.