One of the indices that is generating much interest is the one referred to the number of weaned piglets per sow lifetime (WSL). This index refers to the total number of piglets that a sow has weaned throughout its productive life.
From 11th to 14th of September, a new edition of the Space, the largest livestock exhibition in France, took place in Rennes.
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
What is the "gut health" concept that everyone talks about? Why is it important?
Right now it all depends on the evolution of the situation in China.
As a producer, aligning with a packer-processor that is exhibiting the characteristics of a long-term successful and resilient player with access to the global market is critical for success regardless of how efficient you have become as a producer.
Corn is the primary grain used for ethanol production in the USA, but European and Canadian ethanol plants often use wheat or a combination of wheat and corn.
What is the "gut health" concept that everyone talks about? Why is it important?
One of the indices that is generating much interest is the one referred to the number of weaned piglets per sow lifetime (WSL). This index refers to the total number of piglets that a sow has weaned throughout its productive life.
A farrow-to-finish farm went from 10% to 50% of returns to oestrus, and almost 90% of them were regular.
The key lies in gilt management ...
Occasionally, breeders end up using semen with a suboptimal fertilizing ability due to inadequate storage conditions.
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full
The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.
There are casualties in the farrowing unit due to poor colostrum intake but, how many are there really? Are they just being classified as non-viable piglets?
Ventilation requires a high precision...
We explain a simple and easy method for cleaning creep feeders.
The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full
When summer comes we must check the ventlation system...
