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Farrowing feeding for sow production: What to consider to improve profitability and productivity

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 can influence the swine industry’s next outcomes. Considering ...

The History of Pig Farrowing Pens

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 ...

Piglet Health Starts with the Sow

To ensure growth and support the development of the gut’s ability to absorb and utilize feed, pig producers use highly digestible protein for piglets. A healthy gut equals a sound immune system which the piglets need when they no longer ...

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Single Space Ad-lib Sow Feeder

Ad-libitum feeding for lactating sows is necessary to maximize productivity. The Osborne Big Wheel S100 Feeder keeps fresh, palatable feed in front of sows to maximize intake. Feed waste is minimized with the feeder’s controlled delivery method. The S100 Big Wheel Sow Feeder is manufactured with high quality materials, including Osborne engineered, reinforced RTM-Glas fiberglass trough, ...