par lucieadmin | Fév 28, 2023
Individual boars react differently to heat stress. Producers often associate heat stress only with summer heat. But boars can also become heat stressed in the winter. Some tips for prevention of AI Boars and heat stress. THE PROBLEM: Heat stress in boars can occur...
par lucieadmin | Fév 28, 2023
Biosecurity is critical to a successful boar stud. Biosecurity involves any proactive defensive strategy to prevent or limit disease agents from entering the herd. Once a disease enters the herd, productivity can be lost, repopulation investment needed, downtime...
par lucieadmin | Fév 28, 2023
Raising pigs can become complex with many variations in daily tasks and the way animals performed. The goal of each pig farm employee is to take care of animals and to maximize efficiencies by providing the three basics: provide to animals clean, fresh feed. Provide...
par lucieadmin | Fév 28, 2023
Among the economically important traits for swine production systems, the number and quality of piglets weaned per litter and growth of the market pigs have a high priority. Among the factors that influence these traits is birth weight (BW) of the piglet, which...
par lucieadmin | Fév 28, 2023
Roughly, 1% of all sows farrowing have difficulty during parturition and require assistance. However, while total elimination is not possible, there are several action items available to help reduce the incidence, which in turn can improve pigs/weaned/sow. It is a...
