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NewsEvolution of the numerical productivity during the last decades
France has been, continuously, the country with the highest productivity in comparison with Spain and The Netherlands, reaching 28.70 weaned piglets per sow and year in 2013.
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The effect of pre- and post-mating dietary restriction on embryonic survival in gilts
Reducing post-mating feed intakes to maintenance levels impaired embryo survival.
Colombia resumes the importation of live pigs from US and Canada
There were trade restrictions due to the presence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in both countries.
Flavour addition increases feed intake of lactating sows
Fruity flavor inclusion is better accepted by sows and piglets than sodium butyrate.
United States: agreement reached on sow housing
The AVMA will advocate giving pregnant sows room to move and housing them in ways that reduce stress.
Effects of lactation length and boar contact in early lactation on expression of oestrus in multiparous sows
Boar contact is an effective method to stimulate oestrus within 26 days of farrowing in both lactating and weaned sows.
Knowing the sows' age
Using the year the sows enter in production for the sow's identification number.
Marking foster sows on the back with the number of piglets to adopt
The trick consists in selecting the appropriate foster sows and marking them on the back with the maximum number of pigs that they can take care of.
Non-productive days (2/2): €16,000 hidden in the gestation
After checking that our farm loses days in the servicing of the gilts, the detection of empty sows housed in yards and the culling (sending of the sows to the abattoir), we propose a package of measures…
The breeding herd, the source of all pork profits: more piglets or heavier piglets?
It' is not as simple as the larger pigs have better survivability...
Superinfection of sows with Cystoisospora suis ante partum
This benefit for the offspring highlights the potential of oral immunisation of sows against C. suis as a possible passive vaccination strategy for new born piglets against this important pathogen.
Effectiveness of different farrowing induction protocols in sows using alphaprostol on day 114 of gestation
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different induction protocols when applied on d114 of gestation.
Citric acid supplementation on performance, digestibility and milk composition in sows
Supplementation of citric acid improves the absorption of dietary Ca, P and protein.
Supplementing water to lactating sows
There are different systems for carrying out this water delivery. Probably, the most common one is with a hose, but sometimes, the sows' troughs are not facing the corridor but the wall.
Management of the weakest piglets
This trick explains how to obtain foster sows for the adoptions.