Sow card: Accurate record keeping is essential to improve production performance
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.
Management
Weaning well starts "before weaning"
Everything you need to know to successfully wean your piglets.
Africa Re introduces IBLI in Nigeria
Africa Re and partners launch Index-Based Livestock Insurance to protect 20,000 farmers in Northern Nigeria from climate-related losses.
333 was present at the PIGX2 conference of SAPPO in Pretoria, South Africa
PIGX2 conference organized by the South African pork producers organization was held on 31st July-1st August, 2025 in Pretoria.
Hyperthermal boxes for hypothermic piglets
This trick allows us to save hypothermic piglets easily, quickly and with surprising results.
African pig farmers urged to prioritise animal welfare
PigX2 Congress 2025 Highlights Animal Welfare as Key to Swine Industry’s Future.
The simple things that make weaned pig management successful
Meeting the needs of the newly weaned pigs often proves to be difficult in many production settings.
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Post farrowing fever control to maximize feed intake in sows during lactation
Why is it important to take sow temperatures after farrowing? How does feed intake affect litter size?
Cross fostering and nurse sows (II): How to do the movements?
We focus on moving surplus piglets, which forces us to use nurse sows. We explain two ways to do this in a very visual video.
Nests for piglets in the farrowing quarters
The aim of this trick is the improvement of the quality of the environment in the farrowing quarters for the sows as well as for the piglets, saving on energy consumption by means of the manufacturing of nests.
Migori County Restricts Pig Movement to Contain African Swine Fever
Migori County has banned the movement of pigs in and out of Awendo Sub-County due to an African Swine Fever outbreak.
Tip: How to build a piglet loading ramp
This is how to assemble an "emergency" ramp using the insulation panels left over from the construction of the nursery.
What is the best age for weaning piglets? (3/3)
In order to carry out this economic analysis we have kept in mind the variables between the two types of weaning in the different phases: site 1 (reproductive sows), site 2 (weaning), and site 3 (fattening).
Tips for cervical insemination
Despite being a well-known technique, mistakes are still made with its application on farms, and questions are raised that we will try to answer.
What is the best age for weaning piglets? (2/3)
Normally the productivity of the sow is valued for the number of litters/sow/year multiplied by the number of weaned piglets per litter.
Water medication calculator
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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333 Africa 2025 Presentation Was Delivered In Abuja, Nigeria
333 Africa welcomes new users to 333 community in Abuja, Nigeria.
Key questions of colostrum management
How should you decide if your current routines on colostrum are working? How much intake is enough?
Pig333 drives technical training at Pigs Tomorrow 2025
Javier Lorente participated in this event held on May 13 and 14 in Leicestershire county, United Kingdom.
Post-insemination management guidelines for swine
To conclude this series of articles, swine reproduction and artificial insemination specialist Javier Gil explains the importance of proper post-service management in terms of when to move sows and how to feed them.
Nigerian Government to Fully Upgrade Benue Swine Project – Minister
The Federal Government has announced plans to fully upgrade the Benue Swine and Crop Improvement Project located in Yadev, Gboko Local Government Area.
A simple tool to increase the amount of colostrum available to newborn piglets
A high dose of oxytocin given in the 16 h following the end of farrowing prolongs the colostral phase which can improve the quality of milk in early lactation.
Farrowing assistance (II): Dystocia
In swine, dystocia is usually caused by oversized piglets (or by a narrow birth canal) instead of foetal positioning problems.
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We continue our series of articles in which swine reproduction and artificial insemination expert Javier Gil shares key points about proper management to improve fertility and prolificacy. This article addresses the criteria to establish correct insemination methods.
Farrowing assistance (I): Piglet extraction
A correct supervision is one of the key points of a farrowing.
The importance of the first hours of life
Piglets are born with very limited energy reserves: compared to other newborn mammals, they have much less energy stored per kg liveweight.
Holding together the legs in splay leg cases
We hold the legs of the piglets together with plastic straps, avoiding that they move apart from each other.
Ideal biosecurity for pig farms (2/2)
Preventing the entry and spread of diseases should be an objective on any swine farm, so adequately designing biosecurity aspects is key. In this article, we continue to discuss biosecurity measures with two experts: Lara Ruiz and José Casanovas.
333 Africa Hosts Northern Nigeria’s Largest Swine Mentorship Program
The program brought together over 550 swine producers and stakeholders from diverse states in Northern Nigeria.
Tip: How to make an incubator cart for piglets
We can place the weakest piglets from each litter to dry out and warm up in this incubator while we tend to the next sows.
The Signs of farrowing: Physiology and sow behaviour
Understanding the farrowing process and recognizing the signs for the different stages of birth, help us to develop management plans to improve the likelihood for live born piglets.
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Water medication calculator
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.