Sow Management Articles & Analysis: Older
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Evidence for the domestication of sus scrofa domesticus - or in common parlance, the “domestic pig” - extends back over 10 thousand years ago, though the first examples of pig farrowing pens only appeared in the early 19th century. Some of the earliest examples come from the United Kingdom, where in 1807 “Mr. Pattinson’s Pig Cases” were promoted to produce healthier ...
Feeding a Farrowing Sow: What Should we Consider? From feeder costs to feed palatability, here are some of the hot topics to think about when you are choosing the right sow feeding system for your farrowing rooms. Farrowing Feeding Methods Farrowing sows play an essential role in pig production since sow and litter performance ...
Focus: The New Gestal Swine Feeding System Optimizing Farrowing Sow Feeding at a Budget Price Pork producers are trying to improve the way they work. They wish to make effective decisions, increase cost savings, and improve sow performance and profitability. They also have to deal with challenges such as labor management. ...
In the end, this can lead to overall health, feed intake, and weight gain. Promoting Gut Health in Sows When it comes to sows, demand for increased liter size continues to grow. Because of this, sows constantly deal with the stress that comes with farrowing and successfully raising pigs. ...
Strong genetics Mr Cho attributes his success to strict compliance with his management motto ‘Keep to the basics!’ His motto stands for a consistent and daily application of the best practices for sow management by his excellently trained farm team. ...
In 2013, the company Börde Porc GmbH & Co. KG set up a modern sow management farm in one of the most fertile plains of Germany, the so-called "Magdeburg Börde". ...