articles about lactation

The relatively short but very intense lactation period is undoubtedly a key phase in pig production for both sows and piglets. The fragility of the piglets and the significant demands that sows face at this stage make early detection of problems essential. Do we understand what the animals are telling us?

From their respective academic and on-farm positions, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas discuss a study on the performance and welfare of sows exposed to auditory environmental enrichment.

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.

Enric Marco examines the reasons why the average age at weaning has not yet reached 28 days in Spain.

To ensure that each piglet intakes enough colostrum and to help the smallest piglets get it, split suckling should be used.

In this article, we focus on the key aspects of management to optimize performance from this genetic line of sows. We talked with Carlos Martins.