Page 18 of articles about sow
Control of oestrus in problem gilts and sows
Meeting batch breeding targets requires availability of enough service-ready weaned sows and gilts.
Foster sows, how to make them?
If we decide to use foster sows to wean the "extra" piglets farrowed by hyper-prolific sows, we must decide which system is best suited to our farm and our management conditions.
Do nurse sows and foster litters have impaired animal welfare?
The effect of varying duration of water restriction on lactating sows
The performance of lactating sows and their offspring assessed over feed presentation
Lameness blindness (1/2)
Apparently, lameness problems amount to just 5% of the causes for sending pigs to slaughter...
Health protocols for replacements (1/3)
The isolation and acclimation period is not negotiable, it is an investment.
Conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation reduces the fat content in the colostrum and increases IgG
Providing colostrum with an AI catheter
Use the probe of an intrauterine AI catheter to provide colostrum.
Replacements adaptation in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae control
Gilts are the population most likely to excrete M. hyo during lactation because they will probably have become infected within 200 days prior to their first farrowing.
Interval from last insemination to culling: Culling reasons from practise and the correlation with longevity
Pre-lactation nutrition strategies for optimal sow and piglet performance
The evolution of genetics in modern sows requires nutritionists to evolve their diets and feeding programs accordingly. Nutritionist need to consider not only the role of nutrition on metabolism but also on hormone regulation and subsequent reproduction.
Optimization of post-cervical insemination in pigs: critical points
This article lists the critical points that must be considered for a successful post-cervical insemination in sows.
Measures to reduce neonatal mortality: management, genetics and new housing for lactating sows
Neonatal mortality does not only depend on the design of the farrowing crate, but also on genetic and management factors, as well as litter size, especially with the increased use of hyper-prolific dam lines.