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Author:
John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University
Reviewers:
John Deen, University of Minnesota;
Steve Moeller, The Ohio State University
Introduction
Housing systems for farrowing sows have changed very …
Care of the Sow During Farrowing and Lactation
Originally published as PIH-46.
Authors: David C. England, Oregon State University; Hobart W. Jones, Purdue University; Steven Pollmann, Decatur, Indiana
Reviewers: Ellen T. Blocker, Starkville, Mississippi; Jerry Hawton, University of Minnesota; John and Nancy Joyce, Anderson, Wyoming; Ronny Moser, University of Minnesota; Richard H. Simms, University of Tennessee
Introduction
Proper care of the sow during gestation, farrowing, and lactation is …
Sow Housing Options for Gestation
Originally published by the National Pork Board.
Authors: Jay D. Harmon, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University; Donald G. Levis, Ohio Pork Industry Center, The Ohio State University
Reviewers: Ted Funk, University of Illinois; Tim Safranski, University of Missouri
Introduction
Housing for gestating sows is very important to promote productivity, longevity and welfare of sows. There are many …
Baby Pig Management – Birth to Weaning
Originally published as PIH-18.
Authors: Duane E. Reese, University of Nebraska Thomas G. Hartsock, University of Maryland; W. E. Morgan Morrow, North Carolina State University
Reviewers: Duane Miksch, University of Kentucky; Tilford R. Cline, Purdue University
Good care and management in the farrowing quarters has a major influence on the number of liveborn piglets that are weaned and on how …