Post-Bulletin

COL Farrowing management focus of course

WASECA, Minn. -- A Farrowing Management course for pork producers, unit managers and employees will be held Feb. 10-11 at the Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca. The course is designed ...
Farmers Weekly

How freedom farrowing pens match crates on performance

Traditional farrowing crates are used in the pig industry as they give piglets the best chance of survival. However the supermarket drive to increase pig welfare in indoor systems could see them ...
Post-Bulletin

COL Farrowing management class planned

WASECA, Minn. -- A four-session educational program on farrowing management practices is planned Feb. 12, 19 and 26, and March 3 at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center, ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Schild, S.-L. A., Rangstrup-Christensen, L., Bonde, M. et al. 2018. The use of a shaded area during farrowing and lactation in sows kept outdoors. Applied Animal Behaviour ...

The hut temperature in outdoor pig production during summer can exceed the upper critical temperature of lactating sows. Therefore, sows may experience hyperthermia, a condition which has several ...