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Drying and warming the piglets favors their survival only in farrowing units with moderate or suboptimal temperatures (<25ºC).

A systematic review evaluating the effects of inducing farrowing on stillbirth rate, birth weight, preweaning mortality, weaning weight, farrowing duration, and colostrum and milk characteristics.

Use a waist bag to always have the supplies you need for farrowing assistance at hand.

To ensure that each piglet intakes enough colostrum and to help the smallest piglets get it, split suckling should be used.

Farrowing induction is needed to improve the ability of farm staff to supervise farrowing, but you need to be strategic; do not induce unless evidence says it is needed.

Identifying the different stages of farrowing allows us to monitor the process and take measures to maximize the number of piglets born alive and their viability.

This tip uses a stamp to mark the sows that we should pay more attention to during farrowing.

Understanding the farrowing process and recognizing the signs for the different stages of birth, help us to develop management plans to improve the likelihood for live born piglets.

Europe is preparing to eliminate farrowing crates in the next few years... Are farmers ready? Will this benefit the sows? What about the piglets?

Why is it important to take sow temperatures after farrowing? How does feed intake affect litter size?

Why is my farrowing rate less than ideal? Use this tool to discover the potential causes. Navigate using the flowchart or use the buttons within the text to access the different parts of the tool.

If I see a farrowing rate less than 85%, the next question I should ask is, "Are there sows returning to estrus?"

Confinement is strongly criticised by public opinion and the industry is moving towards innovative housing of lactating sows.

Which indicator best reflects performance - farrowing rate or non-productive days?

The fiber in the diet improves the colostrum yield of sows and it helps reducing farrowing length. But... how many grams of fiber are recommended to be supplied to the sows during last week prior to farrowing?

Joan Wennberg discusses the ideal farrowing facilities with Heraclio Corchón and Javier Lorente. They do not always agree, which makes reading this document even more interesting.