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The Two-Tonne Sow: Britain’s aim to reacht he EU level

An ambitious project to dramatically increase the production of pig meat is rapidly taking shape in Britain, where a growing number of producers are climbing aboard what has been loosely defined as the ‘Two-Tonne Sow’, or 2TS.
The aim of this innovative three-year programme is to lift the UK industry’s average production from its present ‘disappointing’ 1,608 kg of pig meat per sow per year at... read more »

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550 sows in one big group

It’s a rare sight – 550 pink bodies lying peacefully on straw. Maarten Rooijakkers, pig producer in the south of the Netherlands, keeps his gestating sows in one large group. Correct feeding, selection, heat detection and vaccination is all dependent on identification technology. read more >

Combining expertise, lifting performance with arginine

In a truly international, interdisciplinary research and marketing effort involving a variety of participants - nutritionists, biologists, government and feed corporations – dietary supplements have emerged to lift the performance of gestating and lactating swine to amazing levels. read more >

Early embryo survival sets scene for litter size

Litter size is one of the key determinants of profitability on pig units and is generally measured at birth or weaning. Genetics and nutrition play a big part in litter size, mainly in the first 25 days of pregnancy. What happens after day 25 plays only a small part in litter size. A better understanding of the factors that influence embryo survival and implementation in the early days should, therefore, have a significant impact on productivity. read more >

Group housing for sows: 2. Different housing systems examined

Well over 20 years now, the European livestock industry has been experimenting with loose sow housing. In short, it allows gestating sows to walk around freely instead of spending their days in a crate all day until farrowing. In this second episode of the series 'Group housing for sows', Pig Progress investigates the two most common sow management systems. read more >

What the textbooks don't tell you about... Reducing aggression in sows

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