CPF also switches to group housing for sows Thailand’s largest swine producer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has confirmed that it will convert all new farms...
Effects of varying floor space on sow behaviour Having sufficient floor space can be an issue with sows – but it all depends on the moment of investigation....
Maintaining sow performance in group housing Maintaining reproductive performance in gestating sows often boils down to social rank and feed intake.
Could ice blocks encourage feedback intake for sows? Providing ice blocks to gestating sows might prove to be worth the while to encourage feedback for sows in group...
Lactating-gestating sows need high feeding levels Sows combining gestation and lactation are best fed on a high feeding level, with diets rich in starch. This...
Shorter gestation length a risk for piglet survival Mexican research has confirmed that a somewhat shorter gestation length can go at the expense of piglets’ lives...
Gestating and lactating sows need high feeding level Sows that are both gestating and lactating during a six-week lactation period should be fed on a high feeding...
Smithfield: 71.4% of pregnant sows move to group housing Smithfield Foods has reported that its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, has made significant strides in...
Project maps move from gestation stalls to loose sow housing Canadian pig producers will benefit from research on switching from gestation stalls to loose sow housing as a...
Latest book on gestating and lactating sows published A new book has recently been published by Wageningen Academic Publishers on gestating and lactating sows, which...
Prenatal diet creates food preferences in young pigs Early exposure to flavours of maternal diet may modulate food preferences and neophobia of young animals.
US: Legislature upholds use of gestation stalls The National Pork Producers Council and America’s hog farmers thanked the Massachusetts Legislature for refusing...
Sow diet important for piglet survival The diet fed to sows at the end of their pregnancy affects the production of colostrum and, to a certain extent,...
Consortium completes exome sequence in pigs PIC, a division of Genus, in cooperation with Edinburgh Genomics and the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin...
PigTek presents new sow feeding line at WPX The PigTek Pig Equipment Group introduced new equipment platforms for its feeding solutions for gestating...
June edition of Pig Progress now available online The June edition of Pig Progress is now available online, covering topics such as providing high quality dairy...
11 reasons to embrace group housing for sows Group housing for sows – for some countries it has been commonplace for many years, others are currently...
Tri-State Sow Housing Conference (part II) Bit by bit, the US swine business is converting to group housing for gestating sows, as welfare expert Dr...
What If? - Sow housing What if the entire pig industry in a given country was a single company? And what if all the retailers (grocery,...
Improving milk production – are we missing some tricks? At the recent ESPHM meeting in Helsinki, I was fortunate to attend an impressive lecture by Chantal Farmer from...
The return of the gestation crates? Over the last couple of years I have seen many farms in Europe that have switched to group housing for sows. The...
Fiber Fiber in sow diets! Now, this is a widely debated issue and it is my intention only to provide a cross...
Yeast: Impact on digestion and energy use The effect of S. cerevisiae boulardii on fermentation and energy metabolism is of great interest in all types of...
Farm visit Thailand: A swine farm like a five-star hotel Being a major integration allows Charoen Pokphand Foods in Thailand to regularly build new swine farms. Every...
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...
Scaling back to fewer sows in bad times The pig market in Vietnam is often very volatile with demand and supply creating unpredictable losses or...
Why heat up the barns for group housed sows? Do sows need pre-heated barns? Well, maybe not so much. Sows in group housing systems will maintain room...
Pig farming flourishes in China with Dutch help Professional pig farming has taken a big leap in China, and often the Dutch are reeled in to help. Which help do...
When to mix sows in groups? As farmers in many parts of the world adapt to meeting requirements for housing gestating sows in groups,...
Group sow housing; coming to America For the US swine industry, the most controversial animal welfare issue debated over to date is the discussion on...
Keep an open mind Being a pig producer requires a permanently open mind, perhaps more now than in previous times. That, for me,...
Healthier piglets by tailoring sow's diet Fulfilling a sow’s increased nutritional needs in the last trimester may lead to greater productivity for both...
Electronic Sow Feeding systems in Asia Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF) systems are commonplace in Europe, and a promising solution for pig farms in North...
High biosecurity for Europe’s largest finishers There will not be many farms keeping finishers up until around 220 kg. The farm of the Chiozzi brothers near...
Fair Oaks Farms simply can’t get enough visitors In the US, awareness is growing that successful welfarist campaigns are related to people being poorly informed...
Indonesian feed giant's new pig operation in Vietnam Indonesian feed giant Japfa Comfeed spread its wings into South East Asia. In 2012 they partnered with...
Healthy sow gut - higher litter weight Sows have become more productive, resulting in more but vulnerable piglets. Simultaneously, sows endure large...
Animal welfare in the bottom drawer The first day of World Pork Expo, in Des Moines, IA, United States is traditionally a day full of press...
Wens Group’s new sow complex, China One of the latest additions to the Wens Group’s growing pig empire in China was the construction of a 5,000 sow...