STRONG AND ACTIVE PIGS AFTER BIRTH – SUCCESS FACTORS

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Strong and active pigs after birth – success factors

1. Sow herd vaccination, i.e. against influenza and other viruses that can be transferred from the sow’s blood stream through the uterine blood supply thereby breaking through the uterine barrier: PRRS-virus, Circovirus, Parvovirus

2. Good body condition and fitness of the sow

3. Genetic influence: paternal heredity of the characteristic ‘vitality’