Feeding gestating sows to maximize mammary development, milk production, and piglet survivability: the importance of amino acid supply

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Pre-weaning mortality is a major welfare concern for pigs and represents a significant loss of revenue for industry stakeholders. This research partnership will explore novel feeding strategies for sows in late gestation to maximize mammary development and milk production capacity in the subsequent lactation period, while minimizing pre-weaning mortality on Canadian pig farms. The benefits of improving sow milk production capacity include improving sow and offspring performance, reducing the environmental footprint of pork production by maximizing the kilograms of pork produced per sow, and increasing farm profitability and the economic vitality of the Canadian swine industry.