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SCIENTIFIC PIG HOUSING DESIGN
FEEDING MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Many sow farmers fail not because of poor genetics, but because the housing is wrong from the beginning—too hot, too humid, poorly ventilated, and hard to clean. This chapter shows you how to design pig housing based on biological principles, helping reduce disease, minimize stress, and improve reproductive performance—without wasting money on unnecessary construction.
PROPER SOW SELECTION TECHNIQUES
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Choosing the wrong sow means losing money before breeding even starts. This chapter teaches you how to identify good-quality sows, avoid “good-looking but low-performing” animals, and select sows that conceive easily, produce large litters, and nurse piglets well, even if you are a beginner.
Improper feeding leads to overweight sows that struggle during farrowing, or underfed sows that produce little milk. This chapter provides stage-specific feeding guidelines, helping you reduce feed waste, maintain healthy sows, and raise stronger, faster-growing piglets.
Many farmers unknowingly breed sows at the wrong time. This chapter helps you accurately detect estrus, choose the right breeding timing and method, increase conception rates, reduce failed matings, and save both time and costs.
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EFFECTIVE SOW REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
Keeping low-performing sows for too long causes hidden financial losses. This chapter explains when to cull, when to replace, and how to care for newborn piglets properly to reduce early mortality, increase survival rates, and maximize profit per litter.
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COMMON DISEASE IDENTIFICATION IN PIGS
Waiting until pigs get sick is costly and often too late. This chapter helps you recognize early signs of common diseases, understand preventive health management, reduce reliance on medication, and control disease outbreaks before they spread across the farm.