Modified Gestation Stalls Improve Sow Well-Being
Slight modifications to sow gestation stalls may provide solutions to one of the most controversial issues facing the swine industry, according to a University of Illinois researcher...
Protect Your Hog Farm From Vandalism
The Pork Checkoff suggests steps to guard your investments and yourself. The recent vandalism of a northwest Iowa hog farm that resulted in the loss of...
Later Weaning Bumps Sow Herd and Pig Performance | Take Another Look At Later Weaning
Increasing weaning age while reducing breeding herd inventory may help cut losses. Challenging the conventional wisdom about maintaining breeding herd...
New Publication Tracks Energy Use, Costs
A new Iowa State University (ISU) Extension publication can help farmers track their energy use and compare their usage and costs for various energy sources...
Sow Housing Impacts Productivity, Immune Status
The sow gestation environment does influence sow performance, productivity and physiology, according to a preliminary report from the University of Illinois...
Auto-Sorting Improves Loading, Sort Loss, Growing Pig Physiology
A pilot study on auto-sort technology conducted by the University of Illinois into the well-being of wean-to-finish pigs found there were pluses and minuses to each auto-sort system evaluated...
Large Pens, Pre-Sorting Market Hogs Lessens Stress, Losses At the Packing Plant
Housing finishing pigs in large pens and pre-sorting prior to loading vs. housing pigs in traditional pens resulted in reduced physical signs of stress during loading and unloading and reduced total transport losses at the plant by 66%...
Higher Claw Lesion Scores Seen in Group-Housed Sows
Higher Claw Lesion Scores Seen in Group-Housed Sows A University of Minnesota study concluded that higher claw lesion scores in lame sows vs. non-lame...
Web Exclusive: Parity 1 Sows Wean More Pigs Than Mature Sows in Farrowing Pens
Research from the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center at Morris indicates that Parity 1 sows achieved lower preweaning mortality of piglets in straw-bedded farrowing pens than did mature sows...
Straight Talk About Hog Barn Ventilation Screw-Ups
In the last 12 months, the Mankato, MN-based specialist says he has spent a great deal of his consultancy time on what he describes as the screw-ups that...
