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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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Farrowing Crate

Farrowing crate provides a safe, comfortable and clean environment for sows during childbirth. It can enhance the farrowing rate of sows and has a great influence on lactation and energy recovery of the sows. At the same time, farrowing crate provide a comfortable environment for piglets during lactation and improve the survival rate of piglets.