A member of the Research and Nutritional Services Team with Zinpro says, the longevity of the sow will determine the overall profitability of the breeding herd.
A nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports the strategies used when feeding gestating sows in group housing situations can play significant role in reducing levels of aggression.
An agriculture professor with Newcastle University says an understanding animal behaviour when selecting feeding systems and formulating diets can help avoid many of the problems encountered when caring for pregnant sows.
A professor of agriculture with Newcastle University says when changing sow housing to improve animal welfare you want to avoid creating a system that’s worse for the animal.
A professor of agriculture with Newcastle University says the two key challenges facing pork producers who house sows in groups are ensuring each sow gets the right amount of feed and managing aggression.
A researcher with the University of Minnesota is encouraging stock people to monitor sow herds more closely for signs of lameness and then take action to treat the problem.
A researcher with the University of Minnesota suggests pork producers can improve the productivity of their herds and the economic viability of their farms by addressing lameness in the sow herd.
The manager of contract research with the Prairie Swine Centre says pork producers are becoming more interested in strategies designed to extend the longevity of the breeding sow.
A researcher with the University of Manitoba says the majority of Canadian pork producers making the switch to group housing of gestating sows will be looking at converting existing operations.
A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to focus on the advantages offered by group housing as they consider moving away the use of gestation stalls.
