Udder efficiency – a different view on sow management

Udder efficiency is becoming an increasingly important concept at pig production sites. The idea is to improve udder functioning, leading to sows farrowing more peacefully. High udder efficiency will cause more joy for producers, healthier piglets and better technical results. By Roy Nieuwenhuis and Wilfried Goldewijk, ForFarmers, Lochem, the Netherlands The concept of udder efficiency comes down to raising as many piglets as possible with their own natural mother sows. The lower the numbers of