Articles - Genetics and reproduction

What happens when Brazilian pork production is analyzed in depth from a European perspective? This article offers a direct and concrete comparison, free of stereotypes.

Animals with less variation in daily intake showed lower mortality, greater daily gain, and fewer medication treatments.

Genetics plays a key role in the farm's future, with the terminal sire being a crucial investment due to its high impact on the pork value chain.

Intrauterine growth restriction is a complex condition with long-lasting effects that compromise both productivity and fertility in pigs.

Reducing sow mortality takes time, and it is therefore necessary that the owner or manager is committed and leads the project. Throughout the process, you will need to draw a line and start doing things differently to achieve significant results.

The best DanBred sow farms in Denmark have sow mortality as low as 5%, showing that management, including feeding strategies, is the key.

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.

Sánchez-Osorio describes the characteristics of the different terminal boar lines developed by Topigs Norsvin for each type of market, prioritizing lean yield or meat quality.

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.

Sánchez-Osorio shares the key points on which Topigs Norsvin's health management is grounded.

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.

Farrowing induction is needed to improve the ability of farm staff to supervise farrowing, but you need to be strategic; do not induce unless evidence says it is needed.