Thursday, September 14, 2017
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition General Care Management Practices Show Pig Health and Nutrition
With summer drawing to a close, many successful show gilts will be retired. But, success in the show ring doesn’t guarantee that female will make a great sow. Many factors including, condition, care and even genetics will affect that gilt’s future in the farrowing barn. The Showpig.com team caught up with Lynsee Shaffer of Shaffer’s Goldrush to get her tips to make your show gilts into brood sows.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Industry News
Raising boars is a major investment. Like anything that takes so much time and money, it’s important to get a positive return on the investment. It is critical to keep the boars healthy to maximize the return on your investment.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Industry News Management Practices Showpig News
If the flies seem more pesky than normal this summer, it is probably not your imagination.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Industry News Showpig News
The summer heat can be brutal to the sow herd – both the hot and humid climates and the dry heat cause concern for pig breeders. And their biggest concern is keeping their sows bred.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition
When it comes to breeding sows, timing is everything. And when it comes to equipment a breeder should choose the type of rod that fits their comfort level.
Sounds simple, right? Yet there are many factors that affect the type of rod a breeder can choose. Showpig.com visited with D.J. Sanders, sales manager for Reproductive Provisions, to get the scoop on what to use and when.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Business
Protecting livestock and providing the best form of care is a goal every young exhibitor should strive to accomplish. After all, showing is about more than placing in the ring. Feeding properly and maintaining overall animal health is a big part of raising show projects, and part of the big picture is being able to give vaccines appropriately.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Education Show Pig Health and Nutrition
Baby it’s cold outside. But hopefully your showpigs aren’t cold.
Showpig.com visited with two regional experts on how they manage the cold and what it means to the success of their showpig operations.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition
Nathan Weisinger, Fort Madison, Iowa, has a tried-and-true system of processing baby pigs at Weisinger Farms. From the time one of his 150 sows farrow until each litter is weaned, he follows a vaccination protocol that helps maintain healthy pigs. Giving vaccines ensures a strong beginning of life for any animal. Weisinger follows a standard protocol to ensure pigs have a healthy life, and he says starting them off right gives them a healthy end as well.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition
Worming your show pig should be common sense. But when a study shows 70% of pig livers from slaughter houses in the U.S. are being discarded due to worms it’s time for the swine industry to take better care of their beloved projects.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition
It’s farrowing time and you’re anxiously waiting for your favorite sow to begin showing signs of labor. You know the due date and you’re keeping watch to help her pigs arrive safely.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Business
Raising livestock has lots of ups and downs but having a successful first litter of pigs can be one of the most agonizing parts of the business.
A sow’s first litter can determine her longevity. If she has a great first litter with no farrowing problems, no infection, no mastitis and eats well then this will improve how she deals with her future litters.