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![Reducing the number of nurse sows on the farm - TIPS FOR PIGS](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/bf7a669e-58422967e495198c7c8b4567.jpg)
Finding alternatives to reduce the number of nurse sows by maximising the number of suckling piglets per sow.
03/12/2016
![Insemination with no hands - TIPS ON PIGS](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/014ca4a3-58535682e4951925618b4569.jpg)
This trick consists in using a spring for holding the semen bag during the insemination. Using springs for the sows' self-insemination.
16/12/2016
![Stimulate the sows as much as possible during their mating (G-spot)](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/3af1644d-5853573ae4951994618b4567.jpg)
Mating the stimulated sows eases the sperm transport to the oviduct, where they meet the ova. Get to mate the sows, stimulated as much as possible by massaging
16/12/2016
![Knowing the sows' age - TIPS ON PIGS](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/130ee80a-58535d3ce49519676a8b4567.jpg)
Using the year the sows enter in production for the sow's identification number.
16/12/2016
![Supplementing water to lactating sows - TIPS ON PIGS](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/4cdab507-58536251e4951967708b4567.jpg)
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
16/12/2016
![Control of the feed weight - TIPS ON PIGS](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/b9acc661-585363bbe4951905728b4567.jpg)
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.
16/12/2016
![Marking foster sows on the back with the number of piglets to adopt](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/a9dc897c-5853643de495193b728b4567.jpg)
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.
16/12/2016
![Feed strategies to protect sows from heat stress](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/6506471a-5854b050e495190f1a8b4567.jpg)
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
![12 tips for feeding hyperprolific lactating sows](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/ecf9be74-5854aa4de4951926128b4567.jpg)
Maximizing lactation feed intake in hyperprolific sows enhances future reproductive performance as well as piglet weaning weight and survivability.
17/12/2016
![Liquid milk replacers - which one is best?](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2016/50d74fc9-5854ac54e495197a148b4567.jpg)
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
17/12/2016