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Apparently, lameness problems amount to just 5% of the causes for sending pigs to slaughter...

The isolation and acclimation period is not negotiable, it is an investment.

Use the probe of an intrauterine AI catheter to provide colostrum.

Gilts are the population most likely to excrete M. hyo during lactation because they will probably have become infected within 200 days prior to their first farrowing.

The evolution of genetics in modern sows requires nutritionists to evolve their diets and feeding programs accordingly. Nutritionist need to consider not only the role of nutrition on metabolism but also on hormone regulation and subsequent reproduction.

This article lists the critical points that must be considered for a successful post-cervical insemination in sows.

Neonatal mortality does not only depend on the design of the farrowing crate, but also on genetic and management factors, as well as litter size, especially with the increased use of hyper-prolific dam lines.

The first and the most important condition at the beginning of PRRSV control program is to disrupt virus circulation in the reproductive herd.

The idea is to modify the doors of the pen where sows are housed in groups to increase the contact with the boar.

The month of the sow's birth affects the number of piglets born alive in the first farrowing.

It is necessary to find alternatives to definitely implement this technique in primiparous sows and start its use in gilts.

Usual standard on many farms to identify a sow with different genetics quickly.

We can predict a sow's production based on the number of piglets born alive at first farrowing. In addition, the best sows' performance will outdo the others' continuously.

A gilt who has compromised limb health on entry to the breeding herd is more vulnerable to early removal as a result of lameness and more vulnerable to the negative production affects associated with it.

By moving beads stringed in a wire we will record the amount of feed consumed.

This trick helps to restrain the sows quickly in their cages to draw blood from them.