Nutritional solutions for sows under heat stress

A sow nursing her piglets in southern Vietnam, where daily temperatures can easily be 35ÚC. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek
A sow nursing her piglets in southern Vietnam, where daily temperatures can easily be 35ÚC. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek
Increasingly, pig farms will have to cope with warmer temperatures. High temperatures can cause heat stress, with production disadvantages as a result. How does that work in practice and what can be done about it? Professor Bruno Silva explains. For Professor Bruno Silva, the combination of ‘heat stress’ and ‘pig production’ does not hold many secrets. He is professor in swine nutrition and environmental adaptation at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), in Montes Claros, Braz


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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world