Managing the sow
AG DECISON MAKER Breed-To-Wean
A practical approach to Early intervention to reduce Sow Mortality
A practical approach to Early intervention to reduce Sow Mortality
One of the challenges facing many sow farms is high death loss. The Pig Computerized Health and Management Program, or PigCHAMP, is a database that includes information from nearly 300 farms. PigCHAMP’s website provides publicly accessible benchmark summaries which have shown an increase in sow mortality rate from 8.12% in 2012 to 14.86%
One of the challenges facing many sow farms is high death loss. The Pig Computerized Health and Management Program, or PigCHAMP, is a database that includes information from nearly 300 farms. PigCHAMP’s website provides publicly accessible benchmark summaries which have shown an increase in sow mortality rate from 8.12% in 2012 to 14.86% in 2021. In 2021, the upper 10 percentile of herds for sow mortality had an average death rate of 21.30%. On the other hand, the lower 10 percentile for sow mortality had a death rate of 7.30%. These values clearly illustrate the extremes that can be seen on individual farms for sow mortality and the potential to improve.
A practical approach to Early intervention to reduce Sow Mortality
A practical approach to Early intervention to reduce Sow Mortality
A practical approach to Early intervention to reduce Sow Mortality
Sow mortality is one of the many challenges facing many sow farms today. The Iowa Pork Industry Center has developed an SOP for caretakers to use while conducting their daily observations to help in reducing sow mortality.
Click the link below to find out how you can reduce sow mortality in your herd today!