Crushing continues to be the leading cause of piglet mortality thus many small sow meals may have negative consequences on ...

Modern high‑prolific sows are the elite athletes of today’s pig industry. They are the result of decades of genetic selection ...

Walk onto a modern hog farm and it is typical to find climate-controlled farrowing houses filled with hardworking sows nursing litters of 12 or more piglets. That scene, says Kansas State University ...

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Dave Stender, swine field specialist with Iowa State University Extension, stressed the importance of feed efficiency July 28 during a Land Stewardship Project workshop at the St.

A sow’s economic contribution is best measured by the consistent production of high-quality piglets over an extended productive lifetime. Sow Productive Lifetime serves as a strong indicator of total ...

The aim of this study was to investigate herd cortisol levels as an indicator of stress during gestation in three different feeding systems. Twelve commercial Danish herds with 800 to 3050 sows were ...

A new farm near Thorp run by New Fashion Pork with the capacity for a 1,400-sow operation will be using the Nedap Electronic Sow Feeding system. Nedap said the system on what’s called the “Old Fashion ...

The goal of this study was to identify practical enrichments for sows in partially or fully slatted pen systems. Four treatments were applied: (1) Constant: constant provision of wood on chain; (2) ...