Group sow housing: No one size fits all
The key is finding what works for you.
Pork producers continuously surpass productivity levels because of years of trial, error and refinement. Management is key and what works for one producer, the pigs, staff or facilities may not work... (more...)
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Carthage Veterinary Service, Dr. Aaron Lower, Farmweld, Frank Brummer, gestation, gestation stalls, gestation stanchions, group-housing gestation, Kent Stalder, open-pen gestation, sow esf, sow free-access stalls, sow trough
SLP: The Next Step in Sow Productivity Measures
Sow lifetime productivity more fully represents total farm impact.
Pigs per sow per year (PSY) has become the gold standard of sow productivity measures. But what does it really tell you? If a female pig weans 12 pigs in her first... (more...)
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breeding gating, Chris Hostetler, Clay Lents, Farmweld, farrowing, farrowing crate, Frank Brummer, gestation, gestation stalls, gestation stanchion, gilts, hog flooring, IA State University, Ken Stalder, National Pork Board, pigs per sow per year, platform, PSY, SLP, sow feeder, Sow Productivity Measures, Steve Pollmann, USDA, Warming Panel
Gestation Feeding Sets the Stage for Piglet Quality, Sow Condition
One thing is certain, within a sow herd there is constant change. Simply by the fact that a sow moves from one parity to the next brings forth a change. Small changes in litter size can have a big impact on the lactation demands placed on a sow. Appetite,... (more...)
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Farmweld, farrowing casts, Frank Brummer, gestation, gestation feeding, gestation stalls, hog breeding gating, hog flooring, Kansas State University flank-to-flank measurement, labor saver sow feeder, LaborSaver sow feeder, Mark Knauer, NC State sow body condition caliper, piglet comfort, piglet traction flooring, piglet warming, piglet warming center, sow body condition, sow body condition caliper, sow body condition targets, sow feeders, sow feeding, sow gestation, sow reproductive cycle
