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It’s a labor of love to ensure the healthy delivery of cute, cuddly puppies. They don’t “just happen.” Several factors play into successful?dog reproduction?and dog breeding programs, including knowledge about basic reproduction, reproductive health for dogs, whelping and post-natal care.? At BioZyme®, our team adores dogs of all breeds, colors and sizes. We realize ...
Take the farrowing house as an example, offering optimal 200-300lx light intensity on the ground and 8-16 light hours can promote piglets and sow lactation, resulting in higher weaning weights. Also an illuminance 200lux at least is easy for people to do work and daily checking. ...
Take the farrowing house as an example, offering optimal 200-300lx light intensity on the ground and 8-16 light hours can promote piglets and sow lactation, resulting in higher weaning weights. Also an illuminance 200lux at least is easy for people to do work and daily checking. ...
Like many other traditional industries such as automotive and banking, the agriculture and food markets are constantly faced with fundamental market shifts. New technology, science, digital capabilities, infrastructure, and viral marketing are beginning to converge, changing the environment and rules that many industries operate in. At Vytelle, we believe farmers are faced with what we refer to ...
Farrowing pigs for show is a satisfying way to introduce pig farming and farming in general to the next generation. But what exactly is a show pig, and how are piglets prepared to be purchased for ...
Stalder in 2018, the US had an industry average of ~26% pre-weaning mortality, with nearly 10% of those attributed to stillborn (Stalder, 2018). ...
Among potential risk factors considered, flock size (P=0.010), calves age (P=0.023), body condition (P=0.019), colostrum feeding (P=0.023), bedding (P=0.017), calves kept in their pens with a frequency of change of bedding material (P=0.016), and feeding up to weaning (P=0.054) were closely linked with the occurrence of Salmonella infection. ...
Nowadays, pellet feed has been widely used for raising of piglets, weaned pigs, pigs, chickens, cattle, sheep, fish and other livestock. ...
For pig feed pellets making, the screen sieve diameter of feed hammer mill is less than 1mm, while for weaned piglet is only 0.3mm. Raw materials mixing. Mixing is an essential operation for the whole pig feed pellets production line. ...
Providing warmth for piglets is essential in the development, growth, and raising of a healthy animal. That begs the question, “how do you do that?” One way to provide warmth for piglets is through the use of Dura Trac farrowing floors. These floors are designed for traction and have a mesh layout which makes the cleanup of piglets much easier. Dura Trac also provides many options ...
Your decision is made. You want to go for group-housing in gestation. Whatever the reason is for doing this transition; compliance with governmental regulations in your country for the welfare of your sows, you must have a lot of questions regarding this major change. We can assure you that you are not alone in this situation. Every sow-farm owner that has done the transition went through this ...
This blog is Part Two of our three-part series highlighting livestock ventilation system designs, with a focus on natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation. Read Part One here. Livestock ventilation systems contribute not only to animal health, leading to a higher-quality finished product and better profitability, but also to the health of their caretakers. The type of ventilation system ...
In these studies, calf birth weight doubled by weaning. This may sound difficult to achieve, but if a calf weighed 90 pounds at birth and 180 pounds at weaning, that’s a 1.6 lb/day average daily gain, which is certainly attainable in most calf raising systems. ...
Although average market pig weights have improved in recent decades thanks to lean growth and feed efficiency, recent Purdue Extension research reveals that producers still make market animal sorting mistakes that increase sort loss and reduce the number of pigs sent at optimal market weight for ...
In Gestation: Animal Welfare and Regulations Consumers and defense groups have put pressure on the government, such as in Europe, Canada or California, and on producers’ associations for the implementation of regulation towards the improvement of livestock welfare. In swine production, the most significant change that was put in place is the change from individual gestation to sow group ...
Make sure piglets are getting enough colostrum and milk in the early stages as this is critical for overall health and development of their gut. In pig production, weaning is an extremely stressful time. An abrupt separation of a piglet from its mom can contribute to nutritional and environmental stressors. ...
The piglets’ voluntarily intake of colostrum increased and it resulted in a higher weaning weight. Most of your fertility specialists and veterinarians have the Lianol® product range in stock and can advise you. ...
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Feeding Systems in Farrowing: The Questions of a Producer Alain and Donald Lefebvre are the owners of Ferme Aldo. In 1999, they decided to do a research on feed intake at their farm. Although this was some years ago, the results are still relevant to swine production today. The findings of the study, generated using Gestal feeders, from the ALDO farm were conclusive: maximizing feed intake ...
Creating the optimal environment for farrowing sows can help to minimize the challenges producers face when it comes to maintaining proper body condition and raising healthy piglets, as sow well-being will always be a constant concern within our industry. Improvements to sow feeding are a clear opportunity for improvement to body condition, overall health, increased productivity and overall herd ...
Not everyone will agree with my arguments in this article. However, I’m tired of hearing complaints about current sow mortality rates and general agreement that additional research is needed in gilt development; yet remain disappointed in the lack of tangible, practical strategies that producers can take home and implement at the ‘slat level’ to make meaningful changes in their ...