Sows & Boars

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26-04-2022 | Article

5 tips to feeding sows during wean to oestrus period

Hanging wood (or a branch) off the floor will keep it cleaner and allows more pigs to interact with it. - Photo: Dr Jen-Yun Chou

07-03-2022 | Expert opinion

Who benefits from pig toys?

Piglets drinking milk from a sow on an SPF farm in the Netherlands. - Photo: Theo Kock

21-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Sows and piglets as milk producers and consumers

Sows are being bred on a swine farm in Lipetsk region. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

23-12-2021 | News

Russia’s pig production in 2021: Diseases and drought

A caretaker that can easily work with a non-confined sow and her piglets. - Foto: SEGES Danish Pig Research Centre

10-12-2021 | News

On-demand: Webinar “Alternatives to the farrowing crate”

One way of dealing with heat stress: Cooling animals down with nozzles. - Photo: Van Assendelft Fotografie

24-11-2021 | News

APSA conference: Climate change and pig production

Healthy piglets drinking at the sow. A number of presentations in Herning revolved around farrowing and optimal milk yield. - Photo: Mark Pasveer

01-11-2021 | Expert opinion

What does the Danish pig industry talk about?

It makes a difference for piglets if their mothers put on a lot of weight during gestation. - Photo: Ton Kastermans

18-10-2021 | News

‘Well growing gilts will have more liveborn piglets’

Lameness is no issue with this healthy sow. - Photo: Bert Jansen

11-10-2021 | Expert opinion

The impact of sow lameness on piglets

Piglets

16-10 | Partner

Helping piglets on their way after weaning

14-10 | Partner

How to raise a healthy piglet

26-07 | Partner

It is never too early to think about uniformity

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