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Reduce Stillbirths by Being Pro-active During Farrowing
2015-06-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - One of the most important things in keeping pigs alive is just by being present. The second half of this is using your time effectively, write Lorne and Vick Tannas, swine specialists and nucleus support for Genesus farms in China.
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Nedap introduces new farrowing feeding system
2015-05-21 20:40:34| National Hog Farmer
Nedap introduces ‘Farrowing Feeding’: a new system that provides a simple and trouble-free transition from traditional to fully automated feeding of sows in farrowing crates. With Nedap Farrowing Feeding, each sow receives the correct amount of feed to maintain body condition during lactation. Nedap will present this new solution at World Pork Expo 2015, Booth V528-529. read more
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Pregnant Women Advised to Avoid Sows at Farrowing
2015-02-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
WALES, UK - The Welsh Government has advised pregnant women to avoid close contact with farm animals that are giving birth.
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UK-designed Farrowing Pen Attracts Worldwide Interest
2014-11-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - A pioneering pig birthing pen designed and created by a Staffordshire farmer is now being sold across the globe, it has been revealed.
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12 Reasons Why You Should Consider 24/7 Farrowing Care
2014-06-12 18:31:00| National Hog Farmer
By Larry Coleman, DVM, Broken Bow, NE I recently asked National Hog Farmer readers to consider the possibility of instituting 24/7 sow and piglet care in an article entitled, Ultimate Swine Leadership Challenge" (National Hog Farmer, February 15, 2014). I indicated that successful implementation of a 24/7 farrowing care system is actually a leadership challenge rather than simply a financial decision. However, I neglected to give many of the reasons why I believe that 24/7 farrowing care is so advantageous to modern swine production. Its time to remedy that by providing some additional information. Here are my Top Twelve reasons why producers should consider implementing 24/7 farrowing care. read more