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In the previous chapter we discussed the ideal time to level out litters of newborn piglets. Here's how to do it.

Modern sows are able to produce over 70 weaned piglets during their productive live.

The ingestion of Ig in sufficient quantity is the first priority. So much so that it even comes before the factor that seems most important: the feed supply.

Long farrowings increase mortality, and deaths occur above all in the last 1/3 of the delivery.

UTIs are among the most frequent bacterial infections in the herd but they are rarely diagnosed or taken into consideration by veterinarians.

The dispersion of matings described in the previous article is even more drastic on farms operating in bands over one week.

When gilts were mated at a little more than 100 kg, productivity at 2nd parity had a huge decline and the sow was never able to reach their maximum potential.

In the last chapter on hormone management we looked at the advantages of “a la carte” altrenogest treatment as opposed to the 18 day treatment used to synchronize gilts.

In this chapter the use of progesterone derivatives to modify the duration of estrus in sows is explained.

A good result in stillbirths is difficult to achieve without inducing farrowings.

In this chapter we will present the farrowing stages and how to control it.

In Denmark the most common practice is to always stimulate with the boar together with a complete 5 point pattern of stimulation carried out by the inseminator.

In addition to amino acid intake, proper energy intake is essential for maximizing milk production in sows. Both the amount of and type of energy can influence milk production.

The milk production of sows is one of the parameters that has evolved the most over the last several decades.

In this chapter we will take a look at some other aspects of farrowing induction...

This may be a good option when farrowings and litter control during the first days are the priority.