Page 4 of articles about sow
Reproductive performance of gilts and weaned sows grouped at different days after insemination
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
Impact of dietary supplementation of tributyrin on offspring immunity, gut microbiota, and diarrhoea rate in a sow model
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
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.
Genetic parameters for early piglet weight, litter traits and number of functional teats in organic pigs
Detecting sow vulva size change around estrus using machine vision technology
Hypor dam lines: Key management aspects
In this article, we focus on the key aspects of management to optimize performance from this genetic line of sows. We talked with Carlos Martins.
To induce or not to induce; has the answer changed?
Farrowing induction is needed to improve the ability of farm staff to supervise farrowing, but you need to be strategic; do not induce unless evidence says it is needed.