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The strategy involves synchronizing the gilts so they come into heat at the same time, in order to properly manage the number of inseminations targeted for each
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Using the year the sows enter in production for the sow's identification number.
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There are different systems for carrying out this water delivery. Probably, the most common one is with a hose, but sometimes, the sows' troughs are not facing
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We need to know, at all moments, which amount of feed are the sows eating, so we will weigh the feed at least once per week.
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The trick consists in selecting the appropriate foster sows and marking them on the back with the maximum number of pigs that they can take care of.
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Feed additives could do more than a dip in the sea to help reduce heat stress on sows during the hot summer months.
17/12/2016
After medications, additives are the next ingredients that can be administered through the water system, but not without their own hurdles.
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Sow’s milk might be the perfect piglet feed, but not for those raised commercially. Or, perhaps it is our limited understanding of its role beyond nutrition
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Maximizing lactation feed intake in hyperprolific sows enhances future reproductive performance as well as piglet weaning weight and survivability.
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The natural milk produced by sows is very rich in fat; about 8 percent on a liquid basis and 40 percent on a dry matter basis. Piglets have an enormous capacity
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