Page 9 of articles about sow
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.
Analysis of steroids in gilt saliva to identify biomarkers of the period of receptivity
Collaboration the Key to New Pork Pact
Top breeder organizations Hendrix Genetics (Hypor) and German-based BHZP sign agreement, improving market concentration and collaboration.
Tips to stimulate gilts and sows coming into heat
In a series of articles, swine reproduction and insemination specialist, Javier Gil Pascual, addresses the key aspects of oestrus stimulation and detection, and insemination.
Melatonin potentially acts directly on swine ovary
Do we fully understand gilts? Do we treat them as they deserve?
Gilts have more returns to estrus... but why?
The effect of three different feeding time’s strategy during sows’ gestation
Altrenogest supplementation during early pregnancy improves swine embryonic development
Supplementing sows with a combination of vitamin D3 and 25(OH)D3, effects on dam and progeny vitamin D status and muscle fiber morphometrics
Gilt backfat thickness in late pregnancy, mammary development and piglet growth
Do gilts with greater backfat thickness produce more milk?
Effect of lactation length on piglet performance until slaughter
Feeding Systems for Lactating Sows (II)
Do you know which feeding system best fits your needs? This article describes and compares the systems that have been implemented in the last years: feeding ball, dry and wet feeding systems.