Keeping a high health status – External biosecurity
By Inger Morthorst Møller, on behalf of DanBred. As breeders, some of the worst nightmares is to get an infection with swine disease like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Enzootic Pneumonia (EP), or Pleuropneumonia (APP) into the farm. Any disease has negative health and economic consequences. The possibility of selling stock will decline and […]
External biosecurity – focus on African Swine Fever
By Inger Morthorst Møller, on behalf of DanBred. African Swine Fever (ASF) has been spreading from the eastern part of the European continent since it was introduced in Georgia in 2007. Most commercial farms in eastern European countries have already learned to live with ASF outside of their farm, but now it is time for […]
Genetic potential and heterosis in production herds
The genetic potential of DanBred breeding animals is efficiently transferred to production farms, a study from the Danish Pig Research Centre shows. Are pig producers seeing the genetic gain attained in the purebred DanBred breeding animals in their production farms? Yes, they are. That is the conclusion of a study carried out by the Danish […]
Developing the pigs of the future
Samples to be used in the development of the DanBred pigs of the future are already being collected. Every week, blood samples are collected from 50-60 DanBred Duroc pigs at Bøgildgård Boar Testing Station in Denmark. The samples are sent to the Laboratory for Pig Diseases in Kjellerup in Denmark, where they are centrifuged and […]
APPLIED FEEDING OF LACTATING HYPER-PROLIFIC SOWS
Written by Thomas Sønderby Bruun, Senior Specialist, SEGES Danish Pig Research Centre, [email protected] Abstract The correct feeding strategy for the lactating sow is frequently discussed, and the aim of this article is to describe the latest research results and how they should be used to support nursing capacity, average daily litter gain and subsequent reproduction. […]
The effect of Mycotoxins on Swine Fertility
Written by Konstantinos Sarantis, Product Manager Mycotoxin Risk Management, Biomin Swine fertility has a significant effect on farm profitability and the number of pigs produced per sow per year is a key factor when defining production costs per pig. Modern pig genetics such as DanBred come with an extraordinary genetic potential for reproductive performance. Focused […]
