Articles - Genetics and reproduction

Looking inside our pigs to learn more about their future.

This installment focuses on the effects of heat stress on sow fertility.

Genetic improvement is key in livestock production, playing an essential role in achieving a modern, efficient, and sustainable pig production model.

We are sharing an example of a sow card used to record basic breeding sow data, which is essential on all farms regardless of their size.

Antonio Palomo summarizes the swine production and reproduction presentations from the latest Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024.

To identify the keys to success in managing sows in breed and release systems, France's Chamber of Agriculture of the Brittany Region surveyed farmers who implemented this system. The results identified three strategies that producers use the week after weaning.

Why induce puberty? If I do choose to induce puberty, what do I need to do, and when?

In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.

Transporting semen doses from boar studs to farms is a step that requires careful consideration due to factors such as temperature fluctuations and vibrations which can affect the quality of the doses.

We interviewed Anders Christian Sørensen to talk about the DanBred's genetic selection objectives.

We interviewed Jesús Etxart to talk about the latest management recommendations for DanBred sows.

This is the result of a public-private partnership aimed at mitigating the risk of exotic, emergency, and diseases controlled by the official vet services entering Brazil to protect the national swine herd.

We talked to Jonatan Sánchez-Osorio, Technical Director of Topigs Norsvin Spain, about the essential points in managing sows from this genetic line.

What are the selection objectives of the Topigs Norsvin dam lines? Jonatan Sánchez-Osorio, Technical Director of Topigs Norsvin Spain, explains them to us in this article.

A systematic review evaluating the effects of inducing farrowing on stillbirth rate, birth weight, preweaning mortality, weaning weight, farrowing duration, and colostrum and milk characteristics.

Íñigo González explains the biosecurity measures taken in Hypor genetic nucleus and multiplication farms.

Use a waist bag to always have the supplies you need for farrowing assistance at hand.

In this article, we focus on the key aspects of management to optimize performance from this genetic line of sows. We talked with Carlos Martins.

The PigCHAMP Pro Europe database was used to analyze nurse sows, which wean almost twice the farm average.

Our series of articles on different genetics companies continues. This time, we talk about Hypor with Manuel Revilla.

In this article, we focus on the key management aspects for the optimal performance of sows with these genetics. To do so, we talked to Pablo Magallón, Technical Service veterinarian with PIC South Europe.

Starting with PIC, we are beginning a new series of articles on different genetics companies. For the genetic programme of PIC, we interviewed Juan Manuel Herrero, PIC genetic service manager for Spain and Portugal.

Identifying the different stages of farrowing allows us to monitor the process and take measures to maximize the number of piglets born alive and their viability.

Sows that try to recover after weaning no piglets have markedly lower performance and a significant chance of failing in lactation again.