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What’s driving the surge in sow mortality?
2018-04-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Sow mortality in US herds has trended upward in recent years, and identifying the reasons has frustrated producers and veterinarians alike.
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Batch farrowing offers smaller sow farms improved disease control
2018-04-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Independent sow farms grouped together and using batch farrowing may be able to capture the same health advantages as a 5,000-sow farm with all-in, all-out production, suggested David Baumert, DVM, Zoetis.
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Remodel of hog barn breathes new life into sow operation
2018-03-19 10:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Remodeled barn changes producers thinking on group housing.
Reducing sow mortality in the farrowing room
2018-03-13 10:00:00| National Hog Farmer
A lot of farrowing room focus is put on preweaning mortality, but reducing sow mortality also needs to receive producer attention.
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Sow functional teat number impacts piglet performance
2018-03-08 12:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Results confirm what farms with excellent piglet survival perhaps already know, the importance of having enough functional teats for each litter. Perhaps farmers would be wise to select gilts with the most teats (assuming structural confirmation is adequate).
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