Page 11 of articles about sow
Preparing the gilt: Health aspects
Joan Aparicio and Lluís Ferrer share their experience on how to prepare the replacement animals with Joan Wennberg.
The importance of lighting in your farm
One of the main tools to encourage the installation of extra lighting in the mating area is the data analysis, and more specifically the weaning-to-service interval.
Uterine prolapses in North American production sow herds (1/2): Rate of prolapses over time
Percentage of prolapsed sows has consistently increased every year, from 4.8 in 2012 to 10.2% in 2016.
Effects of amino acid and energy intake during late gestation on piglet birth weight and reproductive performance
Increasing feed intake in late gestation improves very little body weight gain of gilts and sows and increases stillborn rate.
Exploring the benefits of PCV-2 blanket vaccination in sows
The average piglet birth weight from the 3 groups of vaccinated sows was statistically higher than that from the unvaccinated sows.
Increase of dietary lysine levels in lactation diets on sow and litter performance
Development and use of sow cooling pads during farrowing and lactation
Floor cooling is based on the conduction of heat from the sow to a sink while lying down.
An economic analysis of sow retention in a United States breed-to-wean system
High-tech camera helps protect sows and piglets
SowBridge Educational Series continues to provide quality programming
Growth rate and lameness in replacement gilts
Does a high growth rate really increase the risk of osteochondrosis and lameness?
Temporary nurse sows: How to increase the number of teats on batch farrowing systems
The article explains how to manage nurse sows in 3-week batch farrowing systems with a practical example.
Energy and lysine requirements of sows during transition and lactation
The ideal farrowing facilities (2/2): feeding and environmental control systems
This time, Joan Wennberg discusses the different feeding and environmental control systems in the farrowing house with Heraclio Corchón and Javier Lorente