Dr. Mike Taylor

Hello, I’m discussing with my colleagues at the Pork Institute which is the best feeding strategy for piglets, from birth to reproduction. Your opinions will be taken into consideration in our study. Thank you Dr. Taylor

Dear colleagues, Thank you very much for your considerations. I agree with Dan and Henry on the point that nutrition begins in gestation. Dan brought up an interesting issue about sow vs. milk replacer. What do you think? Sows are unpredictable: diseases, mortality…Is it worth the risk? Which are the economical figures? Can we find a perfect milk replacer? Chuck, that table is very useful, th ...

Dear Fabio, Once they reach puberty, sows will have continuous heats that will present every 21 days. The age of the first heat is 5 months, at this age it should weight between 70 and 80 kilos. Nevertheless, it was always recommended to wait until the female reaches physical maturity, in order to put up with the male’s weight, the piglets’ development, lactation and weaning. This will ...