Page 28 of articles about management

The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.

The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.

There are casualties in the farrowing unit due to poor colostrum intake but, how many are there really? Are they just being classified as non-viable piglets?

The average mortality increased by 2.5% due to the animals that presented with myelitis and ascending infections along the spine. Find out how the problem could be solved without returning to tail docking.

The use of a thermometer or other technologies not so usual such as thermography for diagnosing sensitive situations cheaply, easily and objectively.

By writing down the sow’s number directly onto a piece of paper or a card we do not lose information

This trick tries to reduce the number of deaths by providing the piglets more resting space by using the corridor.

We talk about weight and age at mating, stall adaptation, flushing, how to perform heat detection and insemination, the convenience or inconvenience of segregating the gilts

30 years ago, the idea of setting up a conveyor belt like the ones that are (or were) used in poultry farming appeared.