Obtaining colostrum from sows injected with long-acting oxytocin
Administer long-acting oxytocin to sows that have started farrowing to milk them more easily.
Using a rubber band to block the insemination catheter when it does not have a cap on its end
The idea is to avoid semen backflow when we leave a catheter without its cap inside the sow for some minutes after AI.
Improving performance and homogeneity in the fattening stage: feeder space and feed management
The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.
All you need in one sheet!
How to have all the information about the weanings available in a simple way.
Tail biting outbreaks: strategies to minimize the problem and on-going preventative measures
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
Releasing individual feed dispensers in the gestation quarters
The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full
Tail biting: how is this problem perceived across the world? Are we ready to stop docking tails?
The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.
Are all non-viable piglets, really not viable?
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?
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