Page 14 of articles about sow

Tonisity Introduces Pink2Purple
Pink2Purple is the first isotonic protein drink mix for show pigs.

How much of an issue is heat stress for sows?
Nutritional approaches, adapting the diet and using feed additives, can help sows cope with heat stress.
Effects of betaine and heat stress on lactation and postweaning reproductive performance of sows

The immune system and immunity in swine: maternal and neonatal immunity
This article discuss about the protection of the placenta, the colostrum, the immunity conferred by milk and the congenital acquired immunity of the piglet.

Use of the space in the farrowing pens to avoid crushings
This trick tries to reduce the number of deaths by providing the piglets more resting space by using the corridor.

Preparing the gilts: production
We talk about weight and age at mating, stall adaptation, flushing, how to perform heat detection and insemination, the convenience or inconvenience of segregating the gilts

Clinical case: ...and trouble arrived with them
Changes on the source of replacement animals are always difficult decisions. Monitoring through testing before the introduction of the new animals into the farm is not sufficient.

The ideal mating area: general design (1/2)
Joan Wennberg discusses with different experts how do they think that the ideal mating area design should be.

Clinical case: Increase of returns: Management or PRRS?
Returns increase in a PRRS-positive farm in the middle of a census increase plus a change of management in the batch farrowing system, from 3 weeks to 1.
Iowa Pork Industry Center leads industry-wide collaboration to address sow mortality

Uterine prolapses in North American production sow herds (2/2): Management factors and health farm status implications
Total born, use of toxin binder, farrowing assistance and health status show an association with sow mortality due to uterine prolapses.
Combination of oviduct fluid and heparin to improve monospermic zygotes production during porcine in vitro fertilization

Preparing the gilt: Health aspects
Joan Aparicio and Lluís Ferrer share their experience on how to prepare the replacement animals with Joan Wennberg.

The importance of lighting in your farm
One of the main tools to encourage the installation of extra lighting in the mating area is the data analysis, and more specifically the weaning-to-service interval.

Uterine prolapses in North American production sow herds (1/2): Rate of prolapses over time
Percentage of prolapsed sows has consistently increased every year, from 4.8 in 2012 to 10.2% in 2016.