Like stated, it was based on my own experience in the US, not scientific methods. With proper care, our sows farrow safely & very healthy piglets. I’ve seen old sows target younger sows, I assume asserting dominance, and can cause injury leading me to expect the same to happen in a pen. It's not ...
And some of the cruelty videos you see on here make us angry too, because its a horrible representation of the industry. In fact, they show some of these vids at our seminars, because it does exist and we are stepping up to remove these people from our industry. Because they lack the heart neede...
@wegmans86 - Actually, that is highly inaccurate. I've been working with hogs for 7+ years and the standards set for disease control with any producer (family or larger) is incredibly high. Washing and disinfecting is done almost on a daily basis (where I work) along with disinfectant rotations t...
Like stated, it was based on my own experience in the US, not scientific methods. With proper care, our sows farrow safely & very healthy piglets. I’ve seen old sows target younger sows, I assume asserting dominance, and can cause injury leading me to expect the same to happen in a pen. It's not ...