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Sow Productivity, Farrowing room managment -Banff 2017
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production, Uncategorized by admin on May 8, 2017
Dr. Egan Brockhoff,
Before farrowing
- Sanitation
- Proper selection of detergents and degreasers
- Focus on fully drying the room
Farrowing, Fostering and Day 1 Critical Care
- First 4 days are the highest risk period for mortality
- Colostrum from piglets own mother is critical for the first day
- Intense observation of climate
- Quickly identify piglets at risk of falling back
- Warming and drying piglets is the first priority then minimizing time to the first suckle
- If the birth interval is any longer than 30 mins piglets should be closely observed
- Foster litters should be established within the first 3 days
Nursing, Rapid growth and Weaning
- Success during lactation starts at the selection of quality replacement gilts
- Body conformation and the number of functional teats are key
- 14 teats minimum
- 300lb minimum at second heat to increase litter weaning weights
- Body conformation and the number of functional teats are key
- Creep feeding does not improve growth pre-weaning but improves post-weaning performance
Sow Productivity, Farrowing room managment -Banff 2017