Effects of two mixing times post-service on the welfare of sows in a group housing system with free access stalls
Findings may explain numerically lower pregnancy and farrowing rates in sows mixed two days post-service.
Page 3 of articles about sow
Non-productive days or inefficient days?
We propose a more direct indicator to look at and analyze reproductive problems on the farm.
333 Emerging voices - Individual and nutritional factors affecting the homogeneity and performance of Iberian pig production
An investigation at both phenotypic and genotypic levels of the implications of the intrauterine development of the piglets in the postnatal growth. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Spain, advised by Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes, Cristina Óvilo Martín and Beatriz Isabel Redondo.
The impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine
Results suggest increasing functional teat number would enhance both piglet survival and reproductive throughput.
Effects of jute nesting material and enriched piglet mats on sow welfare and piglet survival
The jute material and piglet nests positively impacted sow welfare and piglet measures but did not translate into improved piglet survival.
Reproductive performance of gilts and weaned sows grouped at different days after insemination
Group housing gestating sows 2 days after breeding compromised litter size; however, mixing gilts on days 1 to 4 after breeding did not impair reproductive performance.
Topigs Norsvin dam lines. Genetic criteria
What are the selection objectives of the Topigs Norsvin dam lines? Jonatan Sánchez-Osorio, Technical Director of Topigs Norsvin Spain, explains them to us in this article.
Tip to facilitate hand feeding of farrowing sows
A small cart is parked at the end of the aisle of each farrowing room, just below a dry feed distribution line.
Lameness in pregnant sows alters placental stress response
Lameness may decrease sow gestation length and reduce placental efficiency in protecting the offspring from the sows’ stress response.
Impact of dietary supplementation of tributyrin on offspring immunity, gut microbiota, and diarrhoea rate in a sow model
Tributyrin supplementation in gestating and lactating diets may improve sow performance and litter intestinal health.
Tip: A roll-up handling chute
A plastic safety fence, like those used in construction, is used to create a barrier between the doors, allowing one person to control sow movement.
Analysis of image-based sow activity patterns reveals associations with piglet survival and early growth
The live-born piglets of sows that were more active the day before farrowing, standing and in other activity than drinking and eating, had higher survival rates.
Does synchronizing farrowing affect sow and piglet production data? A review of the data
A systematic review evaluating the effects of inducing farrowing on stillbirth rate, birth weight, preweaning mortality, weaning weight, farrowing duration, and colostrum and milk characteristics.
Hypor dam lines: Health
Íñigo González explains the biosecurity measures taken in Hypor genetic nucleus and multiplication farms.
Subpopulations (III of III): Parity optimization
We continue to talk about subpopulations within the farm. Here, we discuss how to optimize the sow group according to parity number to improve productivity.
Topigs Norsvin: First animals arrived at Innova Canada
The first animals arrived at the new Topigs Norsvin nucleus farm Innova Canada.