Heating around the time of birth saves 0.3 piglets per litter
Written by Dorthe Poulsgård Frandsen, Senior Specialist, SEGES Danish Pig Research Centre, Abstract Additional heat around the time of farrowing significantly increased the rectal temperature of piglets weighing 900 g or less. Rectal temperature is an indicator of piglets’ survival chances, ie. the higher the body temperature above the lower critical temperature, the better the […]
DanBred Duroc: New trait will improve piglet survival
The trait ‘Male fertility’ in DanBred Duroc breeding goal has changed into ‘Fertility & Survival’ effective Thursday February 27th, 2020. According to simulations from DanBred R&D – the Danish Pig Research Centre – this change will lead to improved piglet survival as early as this year. When piglets survive the first five days, chances of […]
Danish Feeding Strategy Works for all Genotypes
Did you know that by following a Danish feeding strategy, both the litter size and the number of born alive piglets can be significantly increased without additional feed costs regardless of genotype? In late 2019 a study conducted by Zhou et al. confirmed that the Danish feeding system could significantly increase the litter size and […]
Gastric ulcers in swine – A serious welfare and health problem in pig production
Written by Roger Berrios, Product Manager Acids, Biomin Holding GmbH Simon Skaarup Jensen, Technical Sales Manager Swine, Biomin Holding GmbH Andre VAN LANKVELD, Regional Director Western Europe, Biomin Holding GmbH Introduction Gastric ulceration or gastric (stomach) ulcers is a condition that is common in pigs. A gastric ulcer is defined as a gastric mucosal […]
Umbilical hernia: New initiatives
The debate in EU about hernia is, once again, highly topical, as transportation of pigs with umbilical hernia has become an object of increasing attention. A number of initiatives in the pig pen and in the breeding can reduce the occurrence of umbilical hernia now and in the future. By: Lizette Vestergaard Pedersen, Consultant, Danish […]
Prepare the creep pre-farrowing instead of creep training
Lisbeth Ulrich Hansen, Senior Research Scientist, Danish Pig Research Centre Abstract Significantly more piglets use the creep during specific resting periods on day 2 after farrowing if the creep is prepared with approx. 2 cm straw, a sock with wheat grains and a jute sack which the sow had used as nesting material compared […]
