Documenting the DanBred crossbred finishers: Health and robustness

Documenting the DanBred crossbred finishers: Health and robustness

Documenting the DanBred crossbred finishers: Genetic potential and productivity

Documenting the DanBred crossbred finishers: Genetic potential and productivity

Take care of your growing gilts – Focus on optimising vitamin D levels

Take care of your growing gilts – Focus on optimising vitamin D levels

Heating around the time of birth saves 0.3 piglets per litter

At birth, piglets come from 38-39°C in the womb to 20-22°C in the pen. As a result, piglets’ body temperature drops by 2-4°C drop within the first few hours

DanBred Duroc: New trait will improve piglet survival

DanBred Duroc: New trait will improve piglet survival

DanBred selects sows with the greatest litter weight gain

DanBred is launching a new project to find the sows with the greatest genetic potential for high litter weight gain as a part of our balanced breeding goal

Sophisticated data-based model protects the breeding programme from chromosomal defects

a sophisticated data-based model in the DanBred Breeding Programme to minimise the risk of chromosomal defects.

Danish Feeding Strategy Works for all Genotypes

Danish Feeding Strategy Works for all Genotypes

Gastric ulcers in swine – A serious welfare and health problem in pig production

Gastric ulcers is a condition that is common in pigs. Several factors can contribute in pigs, most critically important are nutritional factors.

Umbilical hernia: New initiatives

Umbilical hernia: New initiatives

Feeding gilts during the rearing period

Feeding the rearing gilts is the key to longevity and prolificacy.

Prepare the creep pre-farrowing instead of creep training

Prepare the creep pre-farrowing instead of creep training

Ensuring optimal health – gilt introduction

Ensuring optimal health – gilt introduction

Breeding for robustness in pigs: Longevity

Breeding for robustness in pigs: Longevity

Flushing gilts initiated 5-7 days before service in second heat increases litter size

Flushing should be initiated 5–7 days prior to service, by increasing the feed allowance from around 2.8 to 3.4 kg/day in order to maximize litter size.

DanBred Duroc: Sustainable and documented breeding for more than 30 years

DanBred Duroc: Sustainable and documented breeding for more than 30 years

Increased focus on robust DanBred animals through additional breeding progress for conformation

Increased focus on robust DanBred animals through additional breeding progress for conformation

Breeding for robustness in pigs: Conformation

Conformation is a low to moderately heritable trait, that determine genetic differences in robustness among the candidates.