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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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L-carnitine's link to sow productivity

Energy balance in gestating and lactating sows has long been held to be the key to successful sow performance. However, recent research suggests that although this holds true for growing pigs, supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine is more likely to exert its effect through improving milk quantity and quality, thus giving the neonatal pig a kick start. read more >

L-carnitine's link to sow productivity

Energy balance in gestating and lactating sows has long been held to be the key to successful sow performance. However, recent research suggests that although this holds true for growing pigs, supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine is more likely to exert its effect through improving milk quantity and quality, thus giving the neonatal pig a kick start. read more >

Free access stalls for gestating sows

Johan Hermann Haschenhermes introduced free gestation stalls with a unique self-catch system at his sow farm in Langen, Germany. Better herd health, productivity and labour efficiency were decisive for Johan to implement this system. read more >

What the textbooks don't tell you about... Farming sows in groups.

Coming from Britain, which like the Scandinavian countries has banned the gestating sow-stall, our dry sows are now housed in groups. It seems strange that little is written about this undoubted future trend, brought about by the welfare lobby, like it or not. Some of us now have at least 20 years of experience (I hesitate to say ‘mistakes’ but as a trouble-shooter in this area, there have been quite a few!) of keeping sows in groups profitably and from the sow’s viewpoint – comfortably. read more >
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