Feeding gilts: 5 recommendations for robust gilts
One of the factors with the greatest influence on the quality of your gilts at mating is the feed. If your gilts do not get the right nutrition, it can affect their reproduction, strength, and longevity. Feed and nutrition lay the entire foundation for your pigs’ growth and overall health. Therefore, your feed strategy […]
The right genetics and management improve sow survival
For Mette Lundsgaard, the recipe for a healthy sow unit is the right feed strength and management of the sows throughout the cycle. If you want healthy sows that wean many robust piglets, DanBred genetics spiced with the right management initiatives are essential elements on your farm. At least if you ask Mette Lundsgaard, […]
More breeding pigs ensures more breeding progress
The number of tested breeding pigs has increased considerably in our breeding herds over the past year. The increase means an even stronger breeding index for production herds with DanBred genetics. 120,000 pigs in one year. That’s how many 30-100 kg pigs have been through our testing during 2023. That’s 10,000 pigs more compared […]
Balanced breeding for the future
There are many wishes and requirements for livestock production today, including pig production. Sustainability, efficiency, health and welfare for the pigs must all come together. Here, breeding goals play an important role in improving the pigs’ genetics to suit the future pig production. There are high demands for pig production, which is expected to […]
Denmark’s production costs remain among Europe’s lowest
2022 was another tough year for pig producers worldwide. However, according to InterPig’s annual report from 2022, the high efficiency of Danish pigs make Denmark one of the countries with the lowest costs of production in Europe – which is essential when prices are low and feed costs high. High productivity contributes to […]
Breeding for profit
We need to be smart about our production costs, including labour costs. Even when we consider labour costs, DanBred genetics contribute to a higher return of EUR 5,524 per sow per year in your pig production. The DanBred sows have excellent mothering abilities and can take care of many piglets. Therefore, it is […]
