A well-managed sow produces healthy offspring

Every pork producer expects sows to produce large litters of healthy piglets, all surviving the difficult days of birth and lactation. Litters should always be homogeneous and sows should quickly be ready for the next cycle. What contributes to this goal? By Wiebe van der Sluis, Rooster 45, Doetinchem, the Netherlands These days, a lot is expected from highly prolific sows. They should be able to farrow a lot of healthy, homogenous  piglets per litter, strong enough to survive the d