Articles - Management

A very simple and functional panel for moving pigs in finishing barns.

What can produce an increase in the feed conversion ratio and mortality without affecting average daily gain?

This innovative ramp designed by Hylife improves piglet welfare and reduces physical strain on farm workers during the weaning process.

What can produce an increase in the feed conversion ratio and worsen average daily gain without altering mortality?

In this article, we focus on the key management aspects for the optimal performance of sows with these genetics. To do so, we talked to Pablo Magallón, Technical Service veterinarian with PIC South Europe.

What can cause an increase in the feed conversion ratio of pigs without altering mortality or average daily gain?

Everything you need to know to successfully wean your piglets.

Which environmental factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco talks about the effects of temperature and humidity.... they can make us lose money.

This system uses a small air stream at the sow's nose to improve her thermal comfort.

Which management factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco covers how all-in all-out, density, trough space, and filling and emptying of barns can lose us money.

Continuous monitoring of sow weight has significantly improved feed use efficiency and sow longevity.

Feed represents approximately 60% of the costs in pig production. It is therefore very important to have a good feed conversion ratio.

This tip uses a stamp to mark the sows that we should pay more attention to during farrowing.

This corridor allows sows to be moved with minimal intervention from the staff.

Goggles, masks, earplugs, helmets, boots... We use a lot of PPE on farms, but maybe you hadn't thought of how to protect your fingers when grinding teeth. We'll show you.

Placement of the straw is important to give the sow access on days where she is confined and when she is loose.

Europe is preparing to eliminate farrowing crates in the next few years... Are farmers ready? Will this benefit the sows? What about the piglets?

Do you know the most effective, practically applicable, and economically feasible measures to reduce ammonia emissions? Proper application of these measures would meet the requirements set forth in the regulations.

To have good gilt performance, producers and vets must value those gilts and invest accordingly. Dr. Clayton Johnson from Carthage Veterinary Services shares some tips about gilt productive development.

Castration remains prevalent in European countries, although the systems used differ from country to country.

Some farmers have devised a device that allows them to tattoo the whole litter at the same time. We'll show you how it works.

HoCoTec is a production system that takes on the challenge of serving as an open center for learning and experimentation.

We can place the weakest piglets from each litter to dry out and warm up in this incubator while we tend to the next sows.