What is the best age for the first service? Well, it depends
The month of the sow's birth affects the number of piglets born alive in the first farrowing.
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Current state of post-cervical insemination in multiparous, primiparous and nulliparous sows
It is necessary to find alternatives to definitely implement this technique in primiparous sows and start its use in gilts.
Distinguishing sows with different genetics using cards and ear tags with different colours
Usual standard on many farms to identify a sow with different genetics quickly.
At long last, we can now predict a sow's performance from her first farrowing
We can predict a sow's production based on the number of piglets born alive at first farrowing. In addition, the best sows' performance will outdo the others' continuously.
Nutritional strategies to reduce sow lameness
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.
Knowing the amount of feed consumed by each sow in farrowing rooms without dispensers II
By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.
Restraining the sows with two pig holders for blood testing
This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.
The key causes of lameness in sows
Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.
Insemination with no hands
This trick consists in using a spring for holding the semen bag during the insemination.
Stimulate the sows as much as possible during their mating (G-spot)
Mating the stimulated sows eases the sperm transport to the oviduct, where they meet the ova.
NET energy system for gestating and lactating sows (2/2)
The results show that digestibility of the same diets is indeed higher for gestating and lactating sows than it is for growing pigs.
NET energy system for gestating and lactating sows (1/2)
Making use of the NET energy system for sows to formulate feeds makes it possible to achieve a smooth transition from gestation to lactation diets, which makes the transition period around farrowing easier for the sows.
Encapsulated porcine semen: semen preservation, release kinetics, sperm transport, and results in the farm
Sows inseminated with encapsulated semen had more sperm cells concentration at the site of fertilization.
Control of feeding with a chart wrapped around the water pipe
The goal is to record the sows' feeding level when fed manually.
Pregnant sows: Notes on the card wrapped in a plastic bag
Wrap the sow's card in a transparent plastic bag and write down on it the information with a thick marker.
Are sows asking for the pig334? (1/2)
As you probably know, the name pig333 web comes from the length of the sow's gestation, which is "3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days". This paper proposes the necessity to review the length of gestation on our farm.