Page 9 of articles about sow
Causes of irregular returns to estrus
There are several factors that can cause an abnormally long estrous cycle.
Causes of regular returns to estrus
Factors related to the semen dose, the boar, or the sow can cause regular returns to estrus.
Causes of early returns to estrus
Why do my sows come into heat soon after service?
Irregular returns: infectious causes
This article lists the main infectious causes that can lead to irregular returns to estrus.
Heat stress in sows
Heat stress is estimated to have a cost in the US pig industry alone of around $300 million.
Free farrowing systems on commercial farms in Denmark and Spain
Confinement is strongly criticised by public opinion and the industry is moving towards innovative housing of lactating sows.
The importance of water consumption for sows in lactation
During lactation ensuring the sow consumes enough water is essential, as well as maintaining the water:feed ratio needed to lessen weight loss in the sow and allow a greater daily gain in the piglets.
Are there open sows?
If the farrowing rate is less than ideal, with a normal percent of returns to estrus and abortions, we must consider the open sows.
Do I have dead pregnant sows? What could be the cause?
If my farrowing rate is low, but the returns to estrus, abortions, and culled pregnant sows are all normal, I probably have dead sows...
Intake patterns of lactating sows: More important than you may realize.
Deviations from the sow's normal consumption pattern during the lactation phase have important production implications.
Tips for heat detection
In the first part of this article series we addressed how to correctly stimulate oestrus. In this article we continue talking with swine reproduction specialist, Javier Gil Pascual, focusing on heat detection.
Do you know how to interpret your farm's retention rate?
Does a high retention rate indicate high productivity?
Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities
Genomics projects awarded $2.5 million from government, industry
DNA marker identifying lower-stress sows could save the Ontario pork industry $12.9-million in losses by saving piglets from being crushed or savaged by sows.