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Blueprint: Sow potential productivity captured for life
2015-04-17 17:45:00| National Hog Farmer
By George Foxcroft, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Swine Reproductive Physiology Professor Emeritus Improvements in sow lifetime productivity will require the ongoing development of dam-lines best suited to specific production systems and marketing opportunities. Appropriate lifetime management of the gilt and sow is then needed to capture this genetic potential at production level. read more
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Focus on sow productivity
2015-04-17 17:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board Sow lifetime productivity can be defined as the total number of quality pigs a sow weans from the time she becomes breeding eligible until she is removed from the herd. read more
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An easy choice for loose sow housing access stalls
2015-04-14 22:26:43| National Hog Farmer
Canarm AgSystems has added a new group sow housing access stall to its sow products lineup that is made to last, but elegantly simple in design, with one pivot point. read more
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Birth weight, neonatal management and sow longevity potential
2015-04-10 21:40:00| National Hog Farmer
By Billy Flowers, North Carolina State University Department of Animal Science; Jeff Vallet, USDA-ARS Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.; and Joe Cassady, South Dakota State University Department of Animal and Range Science When a replacement gilt is born, the producer isn't thinking how long she will remain in the herd. Instead, the immediate concern is to get her to survive until weaning. Nevertheless, much of the reproductive potential that she will possess as an adult is already in place at birth. read more
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Shoulder Ulcers Affect Sow Maternal Behaviour
2015-04-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Shoulder ulcers in lactating sows lead to changes in behaviour such as shorter lying time, increased restlessness and lower nursing frequency, according to an investigation conducted by Aarhus University and the Danish Pig Research Centre.
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