Sow nutrition can improve piglet survival The feeding of the additive HMB to diets for highly prolific sows improves piglet welfare.
Farrowing duration can affect colostrum yield Longer farrowing duration can be detrimental and can negatively influence sow colostrum yield.
Pig Progress 6: Manure, methionine and mechanical vectors Sows and housing – those topics are the key in the 6th edition of Pig Progress in 2019, which is now available...
Mycotoxin transmission from sows to piglets How do ZEN and DON and their derivatives transmit during gestation and lactation of sows?
Colostrum: Do sows achieve full potential? Sows are exceptionally well equipped for their task: to provide colostrum and milk to their piglets.
Quality colostrum boosts immunity transfer Colostrum consumption is crucial for piglets to survive lactation. Traditionally, the efficiency of the immune...
Colostrum (III): Immunity’s A to Z The third in the series of columns by John Gadd on colostrum. In this column John looks at immunity.