Following on from some thoughts on lactation it is worth considering, from the perspective of the piglet the daunting prospect of life without mum. I am not humanizing the piglet for this (I will leave that to the welfare extremists) but instead taking what I hope is a logical view.

If lactation management has been a complete success then a litter...

I have previously posted two articles that were originally published in the Weekly Tribune. This is a valuable publication in the Pig Industry, not because I am privileged to contribute but because of the wealth of information, analysis and comment by other people with a great deal of tested experience that gives the paper its integrity.

The two po...

Weaning day is a critical event on the pig farm. It is the culmination of four, five and sometimes more than six weeks, depending on the system, of managing the gilts and sows from the corresponding service group through their lactation.

On weaning day the focus for the stockperson is singular, it is the udder of each weaned sow. What you should b...