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Detection of multiple lineages of PRRSV in breeding and growing swine farms

This study demonstrated the presence of multiple PRRSV lineages, sub-lineages, and variants in swine herds and its potential association with swine reproductive performance under field conditions.

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Genetics-ReproductionArticle

Heat stress affects the sows' reproductive cycle

From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study regarding the effect of heat stress on sows: Which weeks does it affect the farrowing rate the most? What about the weaning-to-first-service interval? Are there differences depending on parity?

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Sanitary compartmentalization of swine farming. Photo: Seagri-DF.

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Brazil: Federal District seeks sanitary compartmentalization of pig farming

The objective is to prevent pigs from contracting one or more diseases by adopting specific status and controls.

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Facilities-Equipment Press releases

Hypor: A smooth transition from stalls to group housing

How the Hypor Libra* helped Haven Colony make the sow housing transition easy, allowing the animals to produce to their full potential.

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ManagementPress releases

MetaFarms data reveal increasing sow mortality and rising feed costs

MetaFarms Production Index highlights productivity, operations key performance indicators for swine industry.

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Genetics-ReproductionAbstract

Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities

Increased suckling intensity increased litter weight gain but reduced piglet ADG. Following lactations were not negatively affected by increased suckling intensity of the first lactation. Loss of sow body reserves was reduced for the second lactation.

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Graph 1. Distribution of the WSI in 2017

Genetics-ReproductionArticle

Weaning-to-service interval: not only non-productive days

It is not only related to NPDs, but it can also have a greater impact than we first thought.

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ManagementArticle

I didn’t change anything. Why did my productivity go down?

When productivity decreases, but productive efficiency is maintained...

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Carrying out of specific courses for work teams

ManagementArticle

Managing our farms II. Training

How do we get good workers? What must we do to keep them? And, mostly, what do I want on my farm and which workers do I need for that?

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Mud

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Are sows asking for the pig334? (2/2)

Thanks to the combination of a decrease in the number of stillborn and an almost 30% decrease of preweaning mortality (down to 10.2%), the ultimate goal is finally achieved: to wean an additional piglet per sow.

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Piggy Bank

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Markets-EconomicsArticle

Understanding the sow farm in terms of finisher profitability

We hear a lot of talk about optimizing profitability in grow-finish through reducing standard deviation of marketed weights and aiming that tighter weight group at the profit optimal average weight at the time of marketing. It’s a bit like playing darts, you want the darts to be in tight group but it is also necessary to be near the bull’s eye on the target.

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Comparative of the NPDs in 2012 classified according to the event. Average of the database (blue) vs the average on the analysed farm (green)

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Non-productive days (1/2): €16,000 hidden in gestation

Let us see the case of a farm with 5 non-productive days more than the average of the farms with the same profile. Where are these days lost?

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Big brother enters pig farms

Internet Surveillance is often associated with names like Facebook, Google or the NSA, but now also pig farmers have started to use new tools to monitor every aspect of a pig's life.

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US swine industry productivity analysis, 2005 to 2010

Pig industry trends from 2005 to 2010 indicate varied degrees of improvement for pig production traits.