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Hoof Trimming Helps Reduce Lameness in Sow Herds
2013-10-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows hoof trimming can help prevent lameness among sows within the breeding herd increasing the productive capacity of the animals and improving profitability, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Sow Group-Housing Alternatives: Building New vs. Remodeling Existing Facilities
2013-10-15 21:45:00| National Hog Farmer
By Donald G. Levis Levis Worldwide Swine Consultancy Group-housing systems allow sows freedom to: (1) move around and explore their environment, (2) perform normal positive and negative social interactions with their pen-mates, (3) choose an area for urination and defecation, and (4) choose an area for sleeping. read more
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Group Sow Housing: Practical Considerations
2013-10-15 21:31:00| National Hog Farmer
By Lee J. Johnston and Yuzhi Li West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota When considering a change to group housing, the top-of-mind question for producers is: Can we reasonably expect to make this change without depressing sow performance and increasing our cost of production? This is a very difficult question to answer. Taking a very broad view of the topic, reviews of scientific studies and anecdotal reports in general suggest that there are no clear, repeatable advantages or disadvantages in sow performance when comparing group housing with individual stalls. read more
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Reducing Lameness in Sow Herd Improves Profitability
2013-10-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Minnesota suggests pork producers can improve the productivity of their herds and the economic viability of their farms by addressing lameness in the sow herd, according to Bruce Cochrane.
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Interest Builds in Extending Sow Longevity to Improve Profitability
2013-10-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The manager of contract research with the Prairie Swine Centre says pork producers are becoming more interested in strategies designed to extend the longevity of the breeding sow, according to Bruce Cochrane.
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