A daunting mission 😮

🤔 Solving the problem of increasing sow mortality in the US swine industry is a daunting mission, as many factors play a role. However, it may have just gotten a bit easier… Dr. Mark Knauer, from North Carolina State University, has recently concluded that at least one corresponding factor might be ruled out.

     • The study challenged some paradigms: poor structural conformation is not strongly associated with death in cases where an excellent labor force and limited feeding competition in gestation are present. So while good stockmanship and proper structural conformation are still very important, there may be other, more important factors driving sow deaths.

👀 To read everything else the research has found, click here.