National Hog Farmer

Ad-Lib Feeder Boosts Sow, Pig Performance 

Jan 15, 2007 - By Dale Miller Editor

The constant push for production efficiency has producers extending weaning ages, increasing nutrient demands of sows nursing a larger litter, longer.
A recent study by University of Minnesota researchers in a 1,275-sow commercial herd showed ...

Double-Wide Farrowing Doubles the Efficiency 

Jan 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor

Gains in labor and animal handling efficiency make this new building design popular but it comes with a bigger price tag.
When it comes to large production systems, it's been accepted that sows make a long trek ...

Tracking Newborn Pig Death Losses 

Jan 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor

A Minnesota swine veterinary clinic has started a program of monitoring early piglet deaths to improve survival rates
To reduce preweaning mortality, producers can have the most impact by focusing on...

New Genetic Marker May Produce Larger Litters 

Jan 9, 2007

Scientists at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, NE, have identified a genetic marker that could assist producers in selecting females for increased uterine capacity and litter size...

Nutrition 

Dec 15, 2006

Feeding Frequency Has Limited Impact On Group-Housed Sows
Kansas State University (KSU) researchers recently concluded that increasing the number of daily...

Herd Health/Management 

Dec 15, 2006

Transport Sanitation Reduces PRRS Risk
Pig transport systems have become a major risk for the spread of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...

Sow Stall Ban Passes Despite Intense Efforts 

Dec 15, 2006 - Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor

Animal extremists succeed in banning gestation stall use in Arizona. Pigs for Farmer John (PFFJ), Snowflake, AZ, and other agricultural groups mounted...

Definition Phase of Six Sigma 

Dec 15, 2006

Mortality Rates Inching Upward 

Nov 15, 2006 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

The number of pigs dying around the globe appears to be on a slow but steady climb in the last decade. While the number of high-health herds being established...

Are Your Records Up to Snuff? 

Nov 15, 2006 - By Dale Miller Editor

It's been said, You can't master what you can't measure. With the electronic wizardry available today, there seems to be no limit to what we can measure...

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