Use of a production planning chart with a metallic support
By writing down the sow’s number directly onto a piece of paper or a card we do not lose information
Portable and economic toys for pigs
More attractive for the pigs, more comfortable for farmers.
The effect of post-farrowing ketoprofen on sow feed intake, nursing behaviour and piglet performance
Providing the NSAID ketoprofen to sows post-farrowing was investigated and sow feed intake, IgG transfer, behaviour and piglet performance were measured.
The effect of post-farrowing ketoprofen on sow feed intake, nursing be
Pest control
A new plague threatens the farm...
Preparing the gilts: production
We talk about weight and age at mating, stall adaptation, flushing, how to perform heat detection and insemination, the convenience or inconvenience of segregating the gilts
Effects of environmental enrichment and regrouping on natural autoantibodies-binding danger and neural antigens
Levels of natural autoantibody-binding phosphorylcholine-conjugated bovine serum albumin and myelin basic protein were measured over time in pigs that were kept in environmental enriched v. barren housing.
Effects of environmental enrichment and regrouping on natural autoanti
How to move piglets quickly and without getting tired
30 years ago, the idea of setting up a conveyor belt like the ones that are (or were) used in poultry farming appeared.
Training gilts for using ESF with minimum effort
The most difficult thing for sows is learning to open doors. Here we show an easy and practical way to achieve it.
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