Danes identify causes of sow mortality A new report by Aarhus University has identified various causes for sow mortality on Danish farms – and also...
Zinpro offers practical approach to sow lameness Sow lameness is a growing area of knowledge in the pig industry and can have a significant impact on the...
Leg conformation and sow reproduction related Genetic selection for sound leg conformation and locomotion of young pigs also appears to positively influence...
Winner of the pork Science and Innovation Award This year’s Australian Pork Limited (APL) sponsored Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in...
Measuring pigs’ enrichment use If pigs are bored it may lead to undesirable behaviour towards their pen mates such as tail or ear biting and...
Prairie Swine Centre: Research report released Meeting the needs of the commercial pork value chain with new information that - reduces the cost of production,...
RESEARCH: Impact of lameness on finisher profitability Danish scientists have published an article in Livestock Science quantifying the economic impact of lameness on...
US: Sow Lameness Symposium – advancement in causes,... Swine industry and university experts from around the globe presented the most recent advancements in sow...
New Feet First book examines sow lameness A new book offering an illustrated view of the causes and effects of sow lameness is now available for the swine...
New program calculates cost of sow lameness A new digital calculator that helps estimate the economic cost of lameness in a sow herd is now available for...
ISU opens house for sow lameness research As from this week, fourteen sows will populate a newly developed sow house at Iowa State University (ISU), in...
Zinpro: 1st symposium on sow lameness The world's first symposium on sow lameness will take place in Minneapolis on April 2-4, 2008.
12 questions to ask to avoid sow mortality Mortality of sows has become a hot topic in the US swine industry recently. Knowing what causes the problem is...
Lameness issues among the sow population On-farm lameness is a recognised concern across the livestock industry with significant economic implications....
Pig claws via high-speed X-ray cameras It is interesting to understand how pig claws interact with hard surfaces technically unknown to them. A...
Chelated copper and zinc to fight coronary infections Coronary infections are becoming a more common problem now sows are kept increasingly in groups. Commonly,...
More sustainability leads to higher pig profits Profitability in swine production depends on optimising lifetime output per sow breeding place. But often...
Questions and answers around sow claw trimming Lameness is a multifactorial problem, including nutrition, poor horn quality, trauma, infection, type of housing...
Better sow performance starts with good prevention As indicated by earlier articles, sow lameness is a major reason for decreased sow longevity in swine breeding...
Prevalence of lameness in farrowing and weaned gilts and... Lameness is a welfare and economic concern in hog production. Lame sows and gilts require treatment or removal...
Prevalence and risk factors of lameness and claw lesions... Claw lesions and lameness in sows are an important welfare concern as well as a cause of considerable economic...