The big challenge: Keeping sows healthy and productive – Part 1 General aspects to be observed
Dr. Inge Heinzl – Editor of EW Nutrition and Dr. Merideth Parke – Global Application Manager for Swine, EW Nutrition Sow mortality critically impacts herd performance and efficiency in modern pig production. Keeping the sows healthy is, therefore, the best strategy to keep them alive and productive and the farm’s profitability high. Rising mortality rates […]
Nutritional strategies to maximize the health and productivity of sows
Conference Report During lactation, the focus should be on maximizing milk production to promote litter growth while reducing weight loss of the sow, stated Dr. Jan Fledderus during the recent EW Nutrition Swine Academies in Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok. A high body weight loss during lactation negatively affects the sow’s performance in the […]
4 steps to improve dairy cow fertility through feeding
By Judith Schmidt, Product Manager On Farm Solutions The average pregnancy rate for dairy cows has declined over the past decades. But why is my cow not getting pregnant? Is it because of feeding? These are questions we ask ourselves when things do not quite work out with the offspring in the cowshed. Economic success […]