Northern Ireland: Numbers up on piglets born from gilts Pig farmers in Northern Ireland have seen the number of pigs born alive from gilts rise by 1.2 over the past...
Asian genes help modern pig breeds Researchers at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, state that current-day highly prolific pig breeds are...
Project: Reduce piglet mortality in organic pig production Larger litter sizes and an extra kilo per pig at weaning – this is what scientists are aiming for in a new...
Colostrum and cross-fostering benefit small piglets What is the effect of cross-fostering and oral supplementation with colostrum on performance of newborn piglets?...
Piglets profit when sows are properly fed Sow nutrition in late gestation may favour survival of newborn piglets by increasing glycogen depots, improving...
Feed intake after weaning key in larger litters Pig litters are becoming increasingly large, which result in smaller, hence weaker, piglets. The time-frame...
Meloxicam treatment reduces castration, tail docking pain Observations of behaviour and analysis of cortisol concentrations indicate meloxicam treatment does reduce pain...
Collaboration promotes swine sector profitability Industry collaboration is essential for identifying strategies to improve sow longevity, litter performance and...
Brazil: Topigs genetics - more piglets per sow In 2012, Brazilian farms with Topigs genetics weaned 29.5 piglets per sow per year. This is 3.2 piglets more...
New AI pod for outdoor sows aims to improve litter size A new service pod that has been designed for outdoor sows is being trialled in East Anglia, United Kingdom. The...
Increasing sustainability in pig production systems Modern pig production at all levels, from the farm to the sub-cellular, came under scrutiny at the recent DSM...
Feeding porridge to increase weight in piglets The increased litter size in modern sows means that pig producers invariably have to face a high percentage of...
Piglet mortality in organic herds must be reduced A study commissioned by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in Denmark shows a high piglet mortality...
New Heat Stress Manager for Sows app Purina Animal Nutrition introduces the Heat Stress Manager for Sows app for smart phones. This free tool...
Antibiotic reduction solutions - key in next decade Professionals in the animal industry seem to be looking forward to innovations that will help them reduce the...
Danisco: Improve pig performance, profitability Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont, will celebrate over 25 years of animal nutrition...
Probiotics in creep feed for piglets With sows being ever more prolific, there is also a growing number of relatively small piglets being born. The...
A 2-step nurse sow strategy The use of 2-step nurse sows can help to overcome problems related to very large litters. Hyperprolific sows –...
OPINION: Big litters and pre-weaning mortality Many people think that there is a relationship between big litters and pre-weaning mortality, and some salve...
Winning one piglet per sow pre-weaning Since the home farm of Detert Zuchttiere switched to Danish genetics, extra attention was needed to keep the...
Free farrowing under commercial conditions Søren Larsen, a Danish piglet producer, has both traditional farrowing pens as well as farrowing pens with...
Dairy milk provides much more than just lactose Piglets need high quality milk in their first days of life. In highly prolific sows, providing additional milk...
Healthy sow gut - higher litter weight Sows have become more productive, resulting in more but vulnerable piglets. Simultaneously, sows endure large...
Biosecurity the key to controlling PED in Canada Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus rampaged through the US pig herd in 2013. Meanwhile, the Canadians had some...
Many factors affect sow performance at second litter Raising and managing successful sow herds comes with great responsibility and success is dependent on many...
Better sow performance with higher water intake Sows have a high water requirement during gestation and lactation. Clean and fresh water is therefore essential....
Piglets profit from combination milk and milk replacer Neonatal nutrition using milk replacers can support sows in raising large litter sizes. How do piglets behave...
A helping hand to find optimal vitamin levels In previous editions, attention was paid to the question what vitamins can do for livestock – and most...
Moving forward with better feeding, genetics, housing With narrow margins in swine production, the questions of finding real improvement is ever actual. The British...
Assistance for the eye: Analysing semen by computer Only the highly trained eye of an experienced breeder is able to judge correctly whether sperm is successful or...
Artificial insemination done differently Bright pink and purple – those are the colours of Absolute Swine Insemination. Not only in its looks does the...
Moving forward with better feeding, genetics, housing With narrow margins in swine production, the questions of finding real improvement is ever actual. The British...