News: Honours projects - Roy Kirkwood
How does Vitamin D improve piglet performance?
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Honours project: Measure the impact of exposure to UV light on growth, serum levels of vitamin D, and immune function in nursing piglets.
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Uterine priming and pig fertility
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Honours project: This pig fertility project will explore the influence of pre-breeding seminal components on gilt fertility.
Is apple cider vinegar good for newborn piglets?
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Honours project: This study will look at supplying an acid to newborn pigs to establish gut health and microbial populations.
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Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows
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Honours project: Efficacy of a modified gonadotrophin protocol for oestrus and ovulation in lactation
Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows.
Effect of pre-partum hCG on farrowing performance of older parity sows & their piglets viability
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Honours project: Investigate blood oestrogen levels of older sows and subsequent piglet growth and survival.