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Genesus Global Technical Report: selection for sow longevity in commercial pig farming
2019-11-27 14:24:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Sow longevity is a key economic component in commercial pig farming, as it is directly proportional to the herd replacement rate and to the total number of piglets weaned per sow lifetime.
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global
commercial
technical
To increase sow lactation, allow piglets to suckle before cross-fostering
2019-11-15 12:33:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc shows newborn piglets should be allowed to suckle for at least two days before cross fostering to help stimulate future milk production.
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sow
piglets
lactation
Sow pads show promise for reducing shoulder sores, related infections
2019-11-12 12:09:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Everyone needs a good bed - and apparently sows are no exception.
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related
reducing
promise
Increase sow milk yield or increase litter size?
2019-11-11 11:59:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Strategies designed to encourage the sow to produce higher volumes of milk will provide her piglets a greater opportunity to grow resulting in higher more productive weaning weights.
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increase
yield
milk
Sow prolapse, pig survivability research progresses
2019-11-08 21:07:00| National Hog Farmer
A large collaborative research project, involving input from 104 U.S. farms representing 385,000 sows, provided good data relating to this issue in the industry.
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pig
progresses
sow
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