4th parity sows yield most vital piglets Piglets from 4th parity sows have been shown to be the most vital in terms of reaching teats.
Predicting sow output A combined Japanese-Spanish research has shown that it is possible to forecast high lifetime and reproductive...
Leg conformation and sow reproduction related Genetic selection for sound leg conformation and locomotion of young pigs also appears to positively influence...
Higher parity sows need higher nutrient levels Research at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Missouri, shows that sows in their seventh or...
UK: Benefits of precision feeding Meeting the exact nutrient requirements of sows and finishers through bespoke feed rations was the focus of two...
Performance monitoring to help pig producers grow Performance monitoring on-farm and benchmarking are vital core components that help producers identify areas for...
Meloxicam treatment reduces castration, tail docking pain Observations of behaviour and analysis of cortisol concentrations indicate meloxicam treatment does reduce pain...
New research on farrowing at French Pig vets congress Lallemand presented new research on farrowing at French Pig vets congress. During the last Annual Congress of...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? - part 2 This is the second in a series of three interviews with industry experts done by Purina Animal Nutrition. In an...
Individual feed allocation for lactating sows French housing and equipment company Asserva received two Innov’SPACE awards for its Materneo concept – a way to...
Suckling effects in sows An understanding of the mechanisms regulating milk yield in sows is crucial for producers to make the best...
BPEX: Ways to wean more pigs BPEX LIVE’s online workshop will highlight different ways to help producers wean more pigs per sow per year,...
Feeding for 30 on sow second parity slump Second parity sows are prone to what's often referred to as a “sophomore slump” in production. The stress of a...
Sow parity impacts profits With cull sow prices currently good, now is an ideal time for pig producers to review the sow parity...
BPEX: Don't send sows for slaughter just for income Direct income from cull sows should not be a major factor in determining sow culling policies, says BPEX in its...
I trail a coat. Is the gilt really a 'herd contaminant'? Parity segregation (where the replacement female up to the second lactation is kept physically separate from...
Better sow performance with the right minerals Times are long gone when supplying minerals to pigs was a matter of one-size-fits-all. Sows have a different...
Free farrowing under commercial conditions Søren Larsen, a Danish piglet producer, has both traditional farrowing pens as well as farrowing pens with...
Fresh insights confirm role of vitamin D at farrowing The importance of vitamin D for sows cannot be emphasised enough. Once more its effects were shown in recent...
Many factors affect sow performance at second litter Raising and managing successful sow herds comes with great responsibility and success is dependent on many...
New standards to reach the magic number 30 Water, sun, air, feed and of course pigs – no element is forgotten when planning and constructing the newly...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? - part 3 This is the final interview in this series done by Purina Animal Nutrition. In an attempt to discover if the US...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? – part 1 In an attempt to discover if the US is capable of reaching 30 piglets per sow per year (p/s/y), Purina Animal...
More sustainability leads to higher pig profits Profitability in swine production depends on optimising lifetime output per sow breeding place. But often...
The benefits of phytogenic feed additives After some initial confusion about the exact mode of action of phytogenic feed additives, ongoing research has...
Artificial insemination done differently Bright pink and purple – those are the colours of Absolute Swine Insemination. Not only in its looks does the...
Maximising capacity With the programme ‘Max’ing Capacity’, breeding company Hypor foresees pig production evolving into an even...
Benchmarking helps achieve 30 piglets per sow per year The holy grail of achieving 30 piglets per sow per year is not only a hot number in Europe. United States-based...
Phytogenics in sow feed:One more piglet weaned Every year steps are being taken to find methods for raising pigs entirely without the use of antibiotics. In...
Novel strategy for better nutrient use in piglets Weaning is a most critical period in the life of a piglet. The change from the sow’s milk to solid feeds often...
What the textbooks don't tell you about…Backtracking by... Backtracking is the colloquial term for the transmission of disease from older pigs to younger ones. The older...
Feeding strategies for hyperprolific sows Due to the enormous increase in liveborn piglets/sow/year, feeding strategies and feed composition are to be...