Controlling sow death losses

By Bernard Peet, Pig Production Training and thePigSite Consultant - Over the last 15 years, sow death loss has just about doubled in most countries, including Canada, the USA. Denmark and Britain. The latest available PigChamp data (Table 1) shows that, in a sample of Canadian herds, average annual mortality averaged 7.2%, with the worst 10% of herds averaging 10.8%.
calendar icon 7 November 2005
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