Tag Archive: optimum sow care, sow longevity, sow mortality
Sow mortality records need an overhaul
Sep 10, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Sow mortality records need an overhaul
The upward trendline of sow mortality needs to be addressed. But until farms have a clearer understanding of why a gilt or sow leaves the breeding herd, progress will be limited.Measuring the direct and indirect costs of sow mortality
Sep 04, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Measuring the direct and indirect costs of sow mortality
When breeding animals die, are culled prematurely, or need to be humanely euthanized, there are direct costs involved with the outcome, but the indirect costs are less obvious.Gilt selection: Too often overlooked in the sow mortality equation
Aug 25, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Gilt selection: Too often overlooked in the sow mortality equation
One way to advance sow productivity and longevity is to select the right replacement-gilt candidates and prepare them properly for the job ahead.Caregivers play a leading role in individual sow care and longevity
Aug 10, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Caregivers play a leading role in individual sow care and longevity
Caregiver management and training are top priorities on swine farms as productivity hinges on the outcome. Yet few things are more challenging.Swine experts discuss sow-care challenges, solutions and future needs
Aug 05, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Swine experts discuss sow-care challenges, solutions and future needs
The sow herd is the engine that drives a hog farm’s downstream productivity. But since the 1990s, sow mortality has been on the rise across the country.Breeding Herd, FSVS, Global TOP NEWS, News, PGT GLOBAL, PGT US, Pig Care, Pig Welfare, SVC, TOP NEWS
Sow mortality trends: Experts dissect the current state of affairs
Aug 05, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Sow mortality trends: Experts dissect the current state of affairs
Keeping sow mortality rates in check is critical to a farm’s productivity and cost structure. Yet in recent years, the US pork industry has seen sow mortality rise.