Occurrence: Worldwide,

Age affected: Gilts, sows

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Effects: Delayed puberty, post-weaning anoestrus, infertility, irregular returns.

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Seasonal infertility occurs mainly in summer and results from a combination ...

It's spring again in the northern hemisphere! And for those pig producers keeping their sows outside the annual problem of summer infertility is here again. However, this problem can be solved relatively easily.