Tips to Improve Farrowing, Feeding and Sow Body Condition – Episode 24

27-minute listen

The Squeal 0024 – Sow Farm Management, Part 1: Approach and Practices The Squeal

Part I of II: Today’s sows are not the same sows we managed 10 years ago. That means the management of feeding, farrowing, and body condition must be different, too.

During this episode, Jay Oliver, director of livestock production for Tosh Farms, Henry, Tennessee; Jose Piva, PIC Latin America Technical Services director, and Carlos Gonzalez, PIC U.S. Technical Services, offer advice about how to better manage today’s sow farm. They discuss topics including genetic selection, gilt development and improving feeding management to maintain appropriate body condition.