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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Weaning age survey: At what age do you wean in your system? What do you think the age at weaning will be in five years?
Fifty-four percent of respondents currently wean their piglets at less than 28 days.
Preferential associations in an unstable social network: applying social network analysis to a dynamic sow herd
These findings highlight the complexities involved when forming social preferences and present a platform for further exploring the motivations for preferential associations among intensively farmed pigs.
UK gains access to California pork market with Prop 12 certification
United Kingdom pig producers can now become accredited to export to California under the US state's new Proposition 12 regulations.
New resource from IPIC offers sow management considerations for Prop 12 related changes
A new resource from Iowa Pork Industry Center offers information for producers who plan to transition their own production.
Multi-site Pig Production: evaluating its impact after 25 years of implementation
The evolution of multi-site pig production over the last 25 years has not held true to its original intent.
Pedregales farm: Innovating to face challenges in the swine industry
What can we do to face the challenges in the industry? Innovate, research, and bring science closer to the field.
Characterizing resilience to weaning stress and its associations with behavioral differences in finishing gilts
Resilience to weaning stress was associated with behavioral differences in finishing gilts at mixing and when faced with novel situations.
The first 333 Experience Congress for Farm Managers and Human Resources
On September 20 and 21, the first congress focused exclusively on our industry's greatest asset: farm personnel and field technicians, took place in Spain.
Topigs Norsvin dam lines. Key management aspects
We talked to Jonatan Sánchez-Osorio, Technical Director of Topigs Norsvin Spain, about the essential points in managing sows from this genetic line.
Reproductive performance of gilts and weaned sows grouped at different days after insemination
Group housing gestating sows 2 days after breeding compromised litter size; however, mixing gilts on days 1 to 4 after breeding did not impair reproductive performance.
Risk factors differ for viable and low viable crushed piglets in free farrowing pens
Results show the importance of differentiating between low viable and viable crushed piglets for the interpretation of risk factors for crushing losses.
SPACE 2023: At the heart of the global food challenge
The 37th edition of SPACE was held from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre, featuring 1,207 exhibitors.
New edition of SPACE exhibition in France
The 37th edition of the SPACE exhibition has just been held in Rennes, where this year, energy had a special emphasis.
Tip to facilitate hand feeding of farrowing sows
A small cart is parked at the end of the aisle of each farrowing room, just below a dry feed distribution line.
Clinical case: Lameness and paralysis of hindquarters in finishing pigs
This case describes the deferred lesions resulting from tail biting and quantifies the losses it causes.