Sow Feeding Management Technical Articles
Article published the October 17, 2016:
Introduction: Dietary potassium diformate (KDF) has been widely applied in pig production for almost 20 years and has been reported in numerous publications and conference contributions, for its use in sows, pi...
Article published the October 17, 2016:
Introduction: Potassium diformate, a double-salt of formic acid, has been shown in numerous trials to improve health and performance in piglets, growing-finishing pigs and sows. Thus, potassium diformate (KDF) ...
Article published the August 8, 2016:
Sows face great metabolic challenges around farrowing. High energy demands for fetal growth during the last weeks of gestation and high energy output through milk production during lactation often result in a n...
Article published the July 18, 2016:
Originally published on KSU Swine Day, Volume 1, Issue 7
Introduction
The proper vitamin and trace mineral supplementation required to optimize performance, but also minimize unnecessary cost, is an area...
Article published the June 8, 2016:
For many decades the focus for sow farmers has been on increasing the number of total weaned piglets per sow per year. This number has been steadily rising, with more and more farmers now reaching the impressiv...
Article published the August 13, 2014:
Potassium diformate has been shown in numerous trials to improve health and performance in piglets, growing-finishing pigs and sows. It is furthermore the only zootechnical additive with EU-approval for use thr...
Article published the April 22, 2014:
Commercial production actually moved away from group housing to sow stalls to improve sow welfare and ensure that sows could be given individual treatment. For the past 30 years the Australian&nb...
Article published the November 18, 2013:
Introduction
The industry definition of "Gestation Stall Free" was that sows and gilts should be kept in loose housing systems from five days after service until one week before farrowing. Associated with thi...
Article published the September 3, 2013:
Setting the stage
Assume for a moment that you had never been to a dance before. If you walked into one, initially you might be overwhelmed by what would seem to be a chaos of motion. There is a constant move...
Article published the July 26, 2013:
Introduction
Rectal prolapse can occur in all species of domestic animals, but it is most common in the swine [1]. In pigs, it occurs if support and fixation mechanisms (fascia, muscles, ligaments) are overcom...