The farrowing pack provides a single source of advice on all the key aspects of farrowing management from sow condition scoring through to care of the newborn litter, colostrum and managing smaller piglets. It is part of the 2TS Focus on Farrowing season in which the BPEX Knowledge Transfer team is providing producers with new information and practical ideas to improve performance. Download the documents below or, for a hard copy of the pack.
Action for Productivity
- 14. Newborn management
- 17. Colostrum: Food for life
- 20. Condition scoring of sows
- 24. KPIs: Pre-weaning
- 32. Farrowing paddock management
- 38. Farrowing house environment
Work Instruction
- 3. Preparing a farrowing crate
- 9. Preparing a farrowing arc
- 10. Shunt fostering on a 3 week batch system
- 12. Swapping litters
- 16. Split suckling
Research Into Action
KT Bulletin
