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Factors Affecting The Colostrum Quality In Sows, And Thus The Survival Of Newborn Piglets:
1. The first point that I would like to make is that a “happy, well-conditioned sow” will both milk better, and take better care of her newborn litter! This includes giving good quality first milk (i.e. Colostrum)!
2. The environmental effects of correct temperature (i.e. about 65 degrees...
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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 this voluntary phase out of sow stalls by industry has been increased emphasis on stall free gestation housing systems by the major retailers. Consequently, the Australian pork industry's move away from the use of sow...
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The Canadian Pork Council and the National Animal Care Council agreed to phase out the use of all gestation stalls for pregnant sows in Canada by the year 2024. *After July 1, 2014 will use open housing for gestating stalls where sows can be kept for 28 days after insemination plus up to seven more days as they are moved to open housing. What´s your...
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I believe that as Animal Welfare takes more and more precedence, farrowing crates as we know them have their days numbered. I also believe as Animal Welfare Groups put more pressure on hog farm conditions, producers will have to choose between either bigger crates or outdoor farrowing huts on our breeder farms. There has been great progress in both larger “Farrowing Pens” and “Outdoor Farrowing Hut” styles. Let me know what you think about this topic? Sincerely, Paul...
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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 overcome by pressure (straining caused by constipation, diarrhoea, coughing) or the support tissues are weakened (fat or tumour infiltration, genetics, certain drugs or oedema due to mycotoxins, particularly zearalenone) [2,3]. In sows, a common...
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I would like to hear from others their experiences with inducing sows to farrow. In the early 1990’s, while working as a “First-Week Farrowing Supervisor”, I was taught to induce sows to farrow. If I remember correctly, we used 1cc of Lutalyse. Our sows were supposed to have a natural gestation average of 114 days, and I would Lutalyse the sows on day 111 to farrow on day 112.
I was taught to inject the sow in her vulva, and I quickly learned to hit the middle of the flesh as the shot...
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“ Continuous Farrowing: Does It have a Place?”
( By Paul Walker Thompson
July 13, 2013 )
I recently read an old article on “Continuous Farrowing”.
Having been exposed only “All-In/All-Out “ in both the Pork Industry and the Turkey Industry, I never considered that “Continuous Farrowing “ may be a viable alternative to farrowing “All-I/All-Out”. To say the least, this article blew my mind. I decided to do a little research on the topic. The bottom line is that every system has its...
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During the past few years, there has been growing concern expressed by the public over the continued use of individual stalls in gestation or pregnant sow housing systems. In the United States, this has resulted in legislation by a number of states to ban individual stalls or pressure from retailers like McDonalds and Safeway (grocery food chain) to not purchase pork raised in facilities with sows housed in stalls during...
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Consumer interest continues to focus on where food comes from and how it is raised. The European Union has banned the use of sow confinement stalls by 2013, and Ohio has banned the use of new gestation stalls, effective July 2010, with existing stalls to be phased out over the next 15 years. Currently, Canada does not ban sow gestation stalls. However, societal pressure and packer requirements to supply niche markets are...
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Claw and leg lesions in sows may cause lameness, and have detrimental effects on animal welfare. In the European Welfare Quality® protocol, lameness is one of the animal-based measures to assess animal welfare (Welfare Quality® consortium, 2009). Besides welfare problems, economic losses due to lameness are also an important concern for pig producers. A high prevalence of sows with claw and leg problems means more labour for the farmer and increases the costs of...
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Abstract Clostridium difficile is an important cause of enteric disease in humans. In pigs Clostridium difficile can cause neonatal enteritis and can be isolated from faeces from diseased and healthy animals. According to recent research, isolates from humans and animals show genetic and phenotypic overlap. In The Netherlands, strains isolated from diseased piglets were indistinguishable from strains isolated from Dutch patients. These...
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I have started a small pig business of one sow which is due 6th October. How can i care for the pig in order to bore litter which are health and a large number of piglet.? thanks ...
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I would like some advice in regards to the proper dosage rate for oxytocin in sows, at present here in Russia our manufacturers recommend 2-3ml/sow of oxytocin 10iu, worked in the swine industry for many years i find this dosage far too high, i would prefer using 0.5-1.0ml/sow, we are experiencing an increase of stillbirths which i put down to the russian dosage rate. I would appreciate your views. Regards, Anthony CJ Rollason Bsc,...
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Summary Oxytocin is frequently used to decrease farrowing time and birth interval as an aid to prevent stillbirths. However, recent research has shown that oxytocin use can increase the number of pigs stillborn when used too early in the birth process. This research indicates that the reason for increased stillbirths was increased ruptured umbilical cords leading to compromise of the pigs oxygen supply...
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What factors contribute to low lactation feed intake the first week post farrowing? What can be done to improve this condition? ...
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Farrowing induction is a production tool that's been used for years in the swine industry. The basic concept is simple: Give an injection to reduce variation in timing of the birthing process such that it is most convenient for staff to attend farrowings. In practice it is somewhat more complicated. Ask yourself: What exactly is your objective? What compound(s) do you use to induce farrowing? When do you treat sows? What other considerations are...
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Jan Jourquin, International Technical Service Manager for Janssen Animal Health, talked to Engormix.com about his presentation: "Economic benefits of stress control at farrowing" at Pig Focus Asia 2010, Bangkok, Thailand. ...
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Sylviane Boulot from the L´IFIP - Institut du Porc, talks to Engormix.com about high prolificacy in french herds and the possibility to alliviate the side effect on piglet survival. ...
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The use of individual gestation accommodations (IGAs) for dry sows in commercial pork production is an issue that has raised much debate. Public perceptions and misconceptions of welfare issues have the potential to dramatically impact swine production. In an effort to provide objective, scientific information on the subject, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology is releasing a new Issue Paper, Scientific Assessment of the Welfare of Dry Sows Kept in Individual...
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The average piglet weaning age in the United States declined from 28.8 days to 19.3 days between 1990 and 2000, according to USDA figures. Early weaning allowed the production of healthier, more uniform pigs and improved lifetime productivity of the sows by allowing a herd to market more pigs per year.
However, according to PigCHAMP summaries, weaning age has been creeping up for the last five years. This is in an effort to optimize overall reproductive efficiency. Maximum throughput...
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