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United States: pork producers reaffirm industry support for producer choice on sow housing

At the National Pork Industry Forum, pork producers approved a resolution reaffirming the industry's position that producers should be able to select a sow housing system.

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Effects of feeding rapeseed meal during gestation and lactation on the performance of hyperprolific sows and their litters

10% RM to hyper prolific sows over three parities was safe and did not affect sow longevity, reproductive or litter performance.

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Effect of distributing primary and secondary antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval

The supply of the antioxidants to the sow during the weaning‐estrus interval significantly reduced both the percentage of immature piglets per litter and the within‐litter variation of birth weights.

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Commission increases pressure on Member States to enforce group housing of sows

European Commission called on Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation concerning the welfare of animals.

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Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group‐housed gestating sows

Sows had received their daily ration in one or two meals. Reproductive performance during gestation and the following lactation was measured.

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Effects of an increased feeding level during second gestation in sows

Increasing the feeding level during gestation improves weight gain of the sow and diminishes blood’s NEFA concentration, but does not affect the embryo or the placenta.

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Osborne Industries Adds Farrowing, Gestation Stalls

New farrowing stalls by Osborne address the two major economic concerns in farrowing: pre-wean mortality and sow appetite.

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Three colours during the gestation. The more visual the easier

The goal is to make the management during the gestation easier using a different colour spray colour each week to mark the tasks carried out with the sows.

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Sorting by parity to reduce aggression toward first-parity sows in group-gestation housing systems

Sorting by parity shielded first-parity sows from severe injuries caused by mixing-induced aggression.

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Smithfield Foods global hog production operations moving toward complete conversion to group housing

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that at the end of 2012 it had successfully transitioned 38% of pregnant sows on its company-owned farms in the United States from individual gestation stalls to group housing systems.

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Characterization of “second parity syndrome” profiles and associated risk factors in French sow herds

“2nd parity syndrome” (P2S) includes various signs: delayed estrus, infertility and small litters.

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Spain: new provisions for the adaptation of pig farms to welfare legislation

The conditions to be met by producers who have not completed the process of adapting to the new regulations for accomodating breeder sows are established.

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Limited and excess protein intake of pregnant gilts affects body composition and newborn and weanling development in piglets

Dietary protein level during pregnancy may affect fetal and piglet development.

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Influence of dietary L-arginine supplementation to sows during late gestation on sow and litter performance during lactation

L-arginine supplementation during late gestation does not affect piglet performance and milk yield.

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ConAgra Foods supports eliminating gestation stalls for sows and creating traceability systems within the pork supply chain

ConAgra is asking their pork suppliers to present actionable plans by 2017 that address both the elimination of gestation stalls and creation of traceability systems within the pork supply chain.

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Hillshire Brands Company to eliminate stall use from supply chain

Though Hillshire Brands does not raise pigs, the company’s plan is to source all pork from suppliers who use housing that provides the animals the opportunity for adequate movement and comfort, while also ensuring their safety.