A recent publication from the MSHMP team in the journal Vet Record analyzed around 10 years of production records to describe sow mortality and its associated risk factors across four different farms in the Midwest.
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Best of Leman 2022: Chantal Farmer – Increasing sow milk yield via greater mammary development in prepubertal and late-pregnant gilts
This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.
You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.
Today we hear about increasing sow milk yield from Chantal Farmer of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which was one of the most talked about breakout sessions at the 2022 Leman Swine conference!
Continue reading “Best of Leman 2022: Chantal Farmer – Increasing sow milk yield via greater mammary development in prepubertal and late-pregnant gilts”Impact of Enrichment on the Behavior of Sows Housed in Groups
Drs. Ventura and Zhitnitskiy, faculty members in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources and the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota recently published a new article regarding the influence of point-source enrichment on the behavior of gestating sows housed in groups. The article is available in open-access on the Frontiers in Animal Science website.
Key Points
- Most common observed behaviors were sows being inactive (73%), followed by sham-chewing (16%). Enrichment use made up only 1% of observations.
- Number of observed interactions with enrichment decreased sharply on the second day.
- Low-parity sows, moderately-lame sows, and sham-chewing sows interacted more with the enrichment.
- No increase in adverse effects (agonistic behaviors, sham-chewing) was observed.
Best of Leman #6: J. Pittman – Control of influenza using custom vaccines in sows: a two-year experience
This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.
We can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.
Continue reading “Best of Leman #6: J. Pittman – Control of influenza using custom vaccines in sows: a two-year experience”Best of Leman #5: J. Ross – Current efforts towards improving pig livability
This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.
We can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.
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