Non-productive days or inefficient days?
We propose a more direct indicator to look at and analyze reproductive problems on the farm.
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Nurse sows: Evolution over the last five years
The PigCHAMP Pro Europe database was used to analyze nurse sows, which wean almost twice the farm average.
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Sows that wean zero piglets: A problem in the farrowing room
Sows that try to recover after weaning no piglets have markedly lower performance and a significant chance of failing in lactation again.
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Defining and improving biosecurity rings on a real farm
The biosecurity ring analysis method is applicable on any type of farm and offers an overall perspective that helps us make organized and rational decisions.
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Biosecurity in rings
We present a biosecurity evaluation method that ensures a comprehensive review: Biosecurity in rings.
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Who has better production indexes- Spain or the United States? (2/2)
We continue our comparison of production data between sow farms in Spain and the United States. This time we focus on replacement rate, pre-weaning mortality, and weaning weight.
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22-Mar-2022muton8gemmbwonderful content
Who has better production indexes- Spain or the United States? (1/2)
A comparison of Spanish and U.S. main production numbers on sow farm
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18-Feb-2022miguel-angel-de-andres-alvaroHello, it´s Miguel Angel, one of the authors. I completelly agree with you, economical and reproductive efficiency don´t match exactly, although is an indicator (a farm with very high reproductive efficiency usually is economical efficient too). And we work to earn money, not to produce more... Unfortunatelly, to get economical data is much more difficult than to get productive data.
How to organize a biosecurity improvement plan
Biosecurity is becoming increasingly important for disease prevention. In this article, we discuss how a biosecurity improvement plan can be organized.
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Do we know when we fail in biosecurity?
The four most common mistakes on pig farms, illustrated with real examples.
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Seasonality in mating outcomes: A review
Each farm should analyze its historical data to quantify the effect of seasonality on its farrowing rate and prolificacy.
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02-Nov-2021pig333Thank you for your question. This is referring to the quarters of the year. Q1 = January, February, March. Q2 = April, May, June. Q3 = July, August, September. Q4 = October, November, December.
Biosecurity audits: Concept and structure
Objective inspection and evaluation that checks current biosecurity measures and points out weaknesses in the system so that improvements can be made.
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How to minimize the impact of small litters
The incidence and distribution of small litters and factors affecting the number of piglets born alive on swine farms.
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Objective monitoring of biosecurity (2/2)
The innovative digital biosecurity control system and its application to the objective monitoring of internal biosecurity and on-farm movements.
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Objective monitoring of biosecurity (1/2)
New approaches and technologies in objective monitoring of biosecurity reduce the risk of non-compliance or failure in application.
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25-Jan-2021giancarlobelluzI like your Biosecurity scheme. However, I think two things/aspects should be important: education and training of the breeder/farmer and a robust trust in the veterinary consultant based on actions taken (and its results obtained) and not teorethical words. Thanks
Breeding sows on a holiday... What could go wrong? (Part 2 of 2)
This second article analyzes data for the breedings done on weekday holidays in Spain in 2018, although the results can be extrapolated changing the dates for those holidays celebrated in each country.
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Breeding sows on a holiday... What could go wrong? (Part 1 of 2)
This article compares the results of the inseminations done one week before the holiday, on the holiday, and one day after the holiday.
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