How to manage the hungry piglets in the first week of life?

What is a hungry pig? What do we do to find hungry pig at day 1? What tips can help us to manage hungry piglets?

Today, we discuss about the selection of the management of hungry piglets in the first week of life with our special guest, Karina Mikkelsen.

How to select the newborn in the farrowing plan? Part II

How do we know that the sow is the best sow for the piglet? What's of impact of the guilt's preparation on  the size of the litter? 

Today, we discuss about the second part of the selection of the newborn in the farrowing plan with our special guest, Karina Mikkelsen.

How to select the newborn in the farrowing plan? Part I

What's the purpose of selecting the newborn? What tools are needed? How do we prepare the farrowing plan?

Today, we discuss about the selection of the newborn in the farrowing plan with our special guest, Karina Mikkelsen.

How to get healthy sows at farrowing? 

Sows are so sensitive to everything, so you need to be very attuned to the needs of the sows...

Today, we discuss about the healthy sow at farrowing with our special guest, Karina Mikkelsen.

How can we spot high quality piglets?

What is the most important thing before you bring the sow in the farrowing pen? What preparation before farrowing? 

Today, we discuss about spotting high quality piglets with our special guests, Michael Agerly and Michael Albin.

What is optimal piglet management? 

Are we capable of weaning a lot of pigs per sow? With a low mortality, if we can increase the sow yield together with weaning healthy piglets, that's good pig management...

Today, we discuss about Optimal piglet management with our special guests, Thomas Sønderby Bruun  and Michael Albin.

What is optimal batch management when we are talking about guilts? 

This is when you have the same amount of farrowing per week. So you get the same amount of live born approximately per week and then you're capable of having the same number of pigs weaned per week. But that's often a challenge because the farrowing rate may vary and the proportion of sows coming into heat after weaning is a challenge also...

Today, we discuss about Optimal batch management with our special guests, Thomas Sønderby Bruun  and Henrik Bech-Pedersen .

Pigs develop anaemia when their blood is incapable of carrying enough oxygen to tissues and organs. Lactating piglets are most affected by anaemia due to iron deficiency. Anaemia negatively impacts body condition, immune response, and animal welfare. For the pig farmer, this translates as lower daily gains and losses from disease.

Today, we discuss about Iron supplementation in piglets with our special guests, Michael Agerly and Michael Albin.