Inflammation of one or more of the mammary glands is referred to as mastitis. In the lactating sow, clinical onset is about 12 hours postpartum, having started at farrowing.

Researchers have developed a leaner hog that still offers the same amount of muscle while maintaining body heat without the extra lard.

WATT Global media webinar covers why days 60 to 70 of gestation are a critical time point for fetal and mammary gland growth in swine.

With an average of 15 piglets born alive, 2017 is shaping up to be a good year for Hypor’s partner Leon van Dijck, the owner of Schweinehaltung Düben GmbH and C. A Nucleus farm in Düben, Germany which works with Hypor genetics for many years now.

On March 24, the plaintiffs filed suit for nearly CAD2 million to cover losses related to low sow birthing rates and other issues.

The development and approval of a new generation of reproductive hormones for advancing and synchronizing ovulation in swine has been attracting attention for their application use of single fixed-time insemination (SFTI). The technology is based on the administration of a hormone to sows after weaning and is followed by only one timed insemination the next day.

Learn how this new trend offers advantages over traditional artificial insemination taht go beyond semen savings.