Optimise Sow Performance Through Efficient Mineral Supplementation

For many decades the focus for sow farmers has been on increasing the number of total weaned piglets per sow per year. This number has been steadily rising, with more and more farmers now reaching the impressive number of 35 piglets weaned per sow per year. However, society has become more concerned about animal welfare, increasing the pressure on farmers to house gestating sows in groups, reduce lameness in sows and improve the vitality of piglets, writes Mieke Zoon , Pancosma.
calendar icon 9 December 2016
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