Group formation of gestating sows
The aggressions can provoke lesions and exclusion from feed for the weaker animals.
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Farrowing programming (I)
In this chapter we will look at how hormones can be used to influence the time of farrowing according to our needs.
Rattlerow Seghers expands their nucleus program in China
The Joint Venture partners HEBEI Yufeng Jing An breeding Co. Ltd. and Rattlerow Seghers group have agreed to increase the nucleus program to maintain around 400.000 commercial sows within the next three years.
AgFeed Industries Forms Joint Venture With Hypor -- Hypor AgFeed Breeding Company Inc. -- to Develop and Operate Genetic Nucleus Farm in Wuning, China
AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, announced the formation of a joint venture with Hypor, B.V., a Hendrix Genetics Company, world renowned as a leading provider of superior swine genetics and technology.
Dimension and design of the gestation unit
The gestation unit is basically a parking unit where sows should be kept comfortable to allow the pregnancy to develop
Additive effects of L-carnitine and chromium picolinate on sow reproductive performance
Dietary carnitine and chromium supplementation may increase farrowing rate and thus total number born alive
Dimension and design of the mating and control unit
The mating and control unit is one of the most important elements of a sow unit. Thus, it must facilitate a high pregnancy rate, high number of piglets, uniform body condition, sow longevity and a low return rate.
ACMC - Bringing home the silver
An armful of trophies was taken by ACMC pigs at Yorkshire’s Hull Market Christmas Show. They were awarded for the Supreme pen of pigs, Reserve pen of pigs, Best pen of cutter pigs, Best pen of bacon pigs and the Best pen of commercial pigs.
Hormone management (II)
When the sow is pregnant, the corpus luteum remains and continues to produce progesterone. While the levels of progesterone are high the sow does not become in heat and maintains gestation.
JSR in the Ukraine
The UK-based international pig breeding company JSR Genetics Ltd have secured an agreement to supply two of the Ukraine’s largest pig producers with high-health breeding stock.
Stimulation and mating of sows in stalls (II)
So far we have seen different options for retaining the males and for stimulating the stalled sows that maximize speed and stimulus. Once stimulated, now we are going to mate them.
Thompson’s tip: Mycotoxin dilemma
Mycotoxins are frequently implicated in cases of poor reproductive performance in pig herds, though it can be difficult to prove their involvement in individual cases
Romanian deal tops landmark year for JSR
JSR Genetics, the UK’s leading pig genetic specialists, has made another major advance into the key Eastern European market. Agro Expert of Cluj Napoca, Romania has been signed to distribute JSR’s superior genetics to pig producers throughout the country.
First draft of the pig genome
A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.
Hormone management (I)
For hormones to be efficient it is essential to use them with the right approach. For this we must know the reproductive cycle of the sow and the hormones that are involved.