Five-week batch management system: Challenges and opportunities
We are launching a series of articles that will delve into a new practice that has already been implemented on several farms in Spain and is being adopted by others: 5-week batches.
Javier Lorente Martín
333 Academy - España - Director Técnico - Spain Author
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On-farm vaccine handling (III): Administration
A review of vaccine administration routes, administration methods according to the type of animal, and how to manage vaccination supplies.
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On-farm vaccine handling (II): Storage
Do's and don'ts of vaccine storage regarding location, temperature control, maintenance, and traceability.
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12-Jun-2024yuzo-koketsuThanks, Javier. This is great information for producers and vets in Japan to confirm.
On-farm vaccine handling (I): Transport and on-farm reception
To ensure vaccines work properly, we must carefully control certain critical points in their handling.
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Cross fostering and nurse sows (II): How to do the movements?
We focus on moving surplus piglets, which forces us to use nurse sows. We explain two ways to do this in a very visual video.
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Cross fostering and nurse sows (I): How to handle hyperprolific sows
Here are three basic rules for deciding if and when to do cross fostering and use nurse sows.
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Video about split suckling: The importance of the first few hours
To ensure that each piglet intakes enough colostrum and to help the smallest piglets get it, split suckling should be used.
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Weaning: The first hours after arrival
Javier Lorente tells us how to make newly weaned piglets comfortable and, above all, how to get them to start drinking and eating as soon as possible.
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21-Mar-2023d.vanspreuwelA clean and disinfected room is absolutely critical before the piglets come in. However, what if I tell you that you won't need to clean with hot water, but with cold water and a good foaming detergent. This will make the cleaning process more effective ánd more pleasant.
Weaning: The importance of the process
Javier Lorente outlines step by step the keys to reducing piglet stress during the weaning process.
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Weaning well starts "before weaning"
Everything you need to know to successfully wean your piglets.
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The Yangxiang project
Interview with the owner of Yangxiang to understand a bit better the development of the project and what they have learned.
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Report: Yangxiang, the 9-storey farm
333, together with Javier Lorente, visits the spectacular Chinese farm in which 28,000 sows are housed in 9-storey buildings.
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Report: "La Bonita" Farm, Colombia
La Bonita farm is situated between tropical mountains at an altitude of 2000 m, giving it a high health status. During our visit they shared with us the management routines of the farm and they showed us the facilities, which included an interesting weaning feeder.
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The ideal mating/early gestation barn: stalls, feeders, floor, light (2/2)
The views of experienced experts on what the ideal mating /early gestation barn should look like.
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The ideal mating area: general design (1/2)
Joan Wennberg discusses with different experts how do they think that the ideal mating area design should be.
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The ideal farrowing facilities (2/2): feeding and environmental control systems
This time, Joan Wennberg discusses the different feeding and environmental control systems in the farrowing house with Heraclio Corchón and Javier Lorente
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