Nursing 15 piglets? Sows can do it Sows can achieve a lot, but is it possible to quantify the potential of nursing piglets? Recent Danish research...
Data model to avoid chromosomal defects During the formation of egg and sperm cells, or the separation of chromosomes immediately after conception,...
Carrefour Brazil: Gestating sows max 28 days in crates Retailer Carrefour has announced that for its Brazilian business, gestating sows cannot be kept in crates longer...
Milk yield, milk quality and large litters Pig herd performance has developed rapidly over the last two decades. Today 30 piglets or more weaned per sow...
African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
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Attention to detail pays off in Serbia Serbia’s pig industry has to deal with a lot of challenges simultaneously – and African Swine Fever in...
How to better manage a gestation unit How to make sure that all aspects of breeding are performed at an optimal level. Danish breeding company DanBred...
4 piglet parameters for lifetime performance Genetic selection is leading to larger litters of piglets born with lowered levels of physiological maturity. As...
What if pigs went back to their roots? Over the decades, pigs were taken from rooting outdoors to being kept inside pig houses, away from the mud and...