Assessment of sow mortality in a large herd
Published: November 3, 2022
Summary
The United States Department of Agriculture reported that sow mortality ranges from 2.5% to 3.7% each year, depending on herd size 1 . It also was stated that annual mortality rates of sows in typical confined-sow herds should not exceed 3% 2 . In contrast, some sow herds experience annual losses of at least 10% of inventoried females 3-6 . The reasons for sow mortality are poorly understood; how...
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata - UNLP
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1 de noviembre de 2023
When sow mortality started to increase in the USA herd?. The paper was published in 2007 and to my understanding this problem began in 2015. But any ways this is a great diagnosis, but any suggestions for cause and effect?
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