Enhancing sow longevity – A nutritional approach

Sow longevity is a critical factor for herd productivity and profitability, because of the high cost of gilt replacement. How to improve sow longevity is a question that can be answered in many ways – one is to focus on the management of dietary Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P) levels. These have an important impact throughout a sow’s lifetime, since it will affect skeletal health and leg integrity. By Dr Gwendolyn Jones, global technical manager, Danisco Animal Nutrition, UK The age at