Page 19 of articles about sow

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.

Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.