Page 9 of articles about lactation

How to make that the sows start their lactation with the maximum number of viable piglets.

When there are not enough teats, the strongest piglet always occupies the place of the weak one, that is left without milk to suckle.

Normally, when we ask a farmer which is their average number of weaned piglets per sow they normally know this parameter, because its calculation is easy, nevertheless...

We are going to see a practical example of how to even out litters after the farrowings in a quick way and minimizing the swappings of piglets.

These findings provide useful information that will assist swine producers in deciding whether or not to reduce litter size in first-parity sows.

This could be very shortly summarized by ‘’Start high and increase fast’’.

Today sows have a milk production of 8-12 liters/day or more. The challenge of feeding the lactating sow is not new and improvement to the genetic potential of lean and prolific dam lines make this issue of critical importance for any breeding herd.