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- Prevention Works
Controlling uniformity and birth weight of newly born piglets
- Recondition skinny sows during gestation
- Increase the quantity of feed from d85 of gestation onwards:
this will maximise the glycogen reserves of the newly born piglets - Ensure farm-specific vaccination schemes (in collaboration with herd vet) are complied with to result in:
- Stable immunity of sows as well as their piglets via colostrum-intake
- Optimal embryonic development
- Use of high health gilts and teaser boars help create stable herd health status
- Selecting the correct terminal boar will have a large influence on the vitality and uniformity of newborn piglets
- Daily administration of dextrose to sows between weaning and mating will help stimulate maximum follicle-growth
