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Effects of split suckling piglets based on birth weight or birth order

Sorting piglets by birth weight can affect colostrum intake and sorting by birth order affects immunocrit levels. Both birth weight and birth order have effects on traits that are important for prenatal growth and survival.

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Tonisity: Effect of heat stress on lactating sows

Animal health and nutrition company, Tonisity offered webinar attendees the opportunity to gain expert knowledge on the effects of heat stress in lactating sows.

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Liquid feed is dosed automatically via a feeding bowl installed in the pen wall between two pens and can thus be reached from both pens. A sensor in the bowls detects its filling level and doses fresh feed according to demand.

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WEDA: Five years of Nutrix piglet feeding – a success story

Many pig farming operations know the challenge: due to increasing piglet numbers, the sow milk alone is insufficient for optimally feeding the piglets. Precisely for this application, the Nutrix piglet feeding system by Lower Saxon farming house supplier WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp has proven itself internationally over the past five years.

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Feeling blue and it’s not new? Then pay attention to the following

Suicide in farmers is more than six times as high compared to all other workers. But stressful conditions do not have to end in suicide.

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Motivating people and improving results

When hiring people, attitude is more important than experience. The desire to improve and learn is key.

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Evaluation of EU legislation on farm animal welfare

The EC launches an evaluation, also called the "Fitness Check," of EU legislation on the welfare of farm animals.

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Tucked tails? Act fast!

A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.

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PigX Podcast launches to share information on pig survivability

PigX is a monthly podcast developed to share information from the national Improving Pig Survivability project with pork producers and other decision makers in the swine industry.

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Pig Survivability Conference - Registration open

Topics range from economic and financial impacts of survivability to the roles people and technology play in decreasing mortality and increasing survivability.

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Types of gestation losses that can lower the farrowing rate, detailing the different types of returns to estrus based on when they occur.

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Do I have dead pregnant sows? What could be the cause?

If my farrowing rate is low, but the returns to estrus, abortions, and culled pregnant sows are all normal, I probably have dead sows...

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Germany certifies anesthesia devices for castrating piglets

The DLG expert committee has certified the first three isoflurane anesthesia devices for the castration of piglets.

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Ireland publishes national pig performance report for 2019

For the first time the average pigs born alive per litter surpassed 14 pigs. Live weight and growth rate increased for growing and finishing pigs.

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Practical biosecurity between batches

Not all progress is made through "smart farming." Here's a simple solution that can greatly improve biosecurity between batches of weaned piglets, preventing recirculation of disease.

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Spain publishes a new guide for the pig euthanasia on farms

Aimed at managers and staff on pig operations, the guide is intended to help make decisions: which animals should be euthanized and which method of euthanasia to use depending on the type of animal.

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Comparison of anatomical and gastrointestinal functional development between gilt and sow progeny at birth and weaning

Early development of gilt progeny may be delayed compared with sow progeny and a number of anatomical differences present at birth are also present at weaning.

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