Carlos Piñeiro

How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?

This article compares the results of the inseminations done one week before the holiday, on the holiday, and one day after the holiday.

This second article analyzes data for the breedings done on weekday holidays in Spain in 2018, although the results can be extrapolated changing the dates for those holidays celebrated in each country.

New approaches and technologies in objective monitoring of biosecurity reduce the risk of non-compliance or failure in application.

The innovative digital biosecurity control system and its application to the objective monitoring of internal biosecurity and on-farm movements.

The incidence and distribution of small litters and factors affecting the number of piglets born alive on swine farms.

Objective inspection and evaluation that checks current biosecurity measures and points out weaknesses in the system so that improvements can be made.

Each farm should analyze its historical data to quantify the effect of seasonality on its farrowing rate and prolificacy.

The four most common mistakes on pig farms, illustrated with real examples.

Biosecurity is becoming increasingly important for disease prevention. In this article, we discuss how a biosecurity improvement plan can be organized.

A comparison of Spanish and U.S. main production numbers on sow farm

We continue our comparison of production data between sow farms in Spain and the United States. This time we focus on replacement rate, pre-weaning mortality, and weaning weight.

We present a biosecurity evaluation method that ensures a comprehensive review: Biosecurity in rings.

The biosecurity ring analysis method is applicable on any type of farm and offers an overall perspective that helps us make organized and rational decisions.

Sows that try to recover after weaning no piglets have markedly lower performance and a significant chance of failing in lactation again.

The PigCHAMP Pro Europe database was used to analyze nurse sows, which wean almost twice the farm average.

We propose a more direct indicator to look at and analyze reproductive problems on the farm.

The survey by Pig333 reveals promising perspectives but ample room for improvement in biosecurity.

This article demonstrates the effects of drinking water temperature and feeding management in sows to optimize performance in farrowing and lactation.

With current data, we will review the quantitative impact of some of the most relevant factors for sows in the lactation phase.