Many factors affect sow performance at second litter

Raising and managing successful sow herds comes with great responsibility and success is dependent on many factors. It pays to know that good performance can be achieved by paying attention to proper gilt rearing as well as reducing weight loss during the first lactation. By Dr Lia Hoving, technology 
application specialist, Cargill Around 19% of the reproductive sows in a herd are second parity sows, i.e sows after first weaning. Their reproductive performance – farrowing rate a