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This method works especially well in farms where pens are wide or have unusual dimensions.

A gilt who has compromised limb health on entry to the breeding herd is more vulnerable to early removal as a result of lameness and more vulnerable to the negative production affects associated with it.

This trick consists in creating a nest using the crates back corridor.

The week of birth is tattooed on the animals`ears to know their age at all times.

By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.

We present the first results obtained by cross-matching data from different sources: production / reproduction data with data from feeding machines.

This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.

The objective of supplementing piglets with creep feeds is to reduce the number of under-developed animals during the first days after weaning and, albeit with some differences, it is beneficial for both 21-day and 28-day lactations.

Wrap the sow's card in a clear plastic bag and write down the data with a thick marker