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Research Shows Temperament Influences Sow Productivity, Meat Quality
2013-10-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows the temperament of the sow can dramatically impact the productive performance of the breeding herd, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Early Detection Key to Addressing Lameness in the Sow Herd
2013-10-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says, whether choosing to treat or cull, early detection is key to addressing lameness within the sow herd, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Pork CRC Sow Transition Research Satisfying Hunger for Change
2013-10-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Robert van Barneveld, supported by the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC), addressed the opening session of the 22nd biennial Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition Australia conference at the University of New England, New South Wales, on Wednesday, 23 October.
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Defining Ideal Sow Body Condition
2013-10-23 21:39:00| National Hog Farmer
By Mark Knauer, North Carolina State University Maintaining optimal sow body condition is an important strategy to maximize animal well-being and sow lifetime productivity. Most commercial producers feed gestating sows based on a visual (subjective) measure of body condition. However, the majority of barn workers, farm managers and service people are not highly trained in estimating body composition. read more
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Evaluating Sow Housings Impact on Well-Being
2013-10-17 15:52:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Association of Swine Veterinarians A study at the University of Illinois looking at standard gestation stalls, turn-around stalls and group-pen housing combinations found that the type of stall a pregnant sow is housed in for the first 30 days of gestation or its entire gestational period can impact its immune status, behavior and litter performance. read more
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