LifeStart Swine articles

Explore how lysine supports sow milk production during late gestation, enhancing piglet health and growth

Learn effective gilt management strategies to boost sow lifetime productivity. This video covers key practices in selection, nutrition, and care to support long-term reproductive success.

Learn how to systematically assess biosecurity risks in swine production and prioritize hazards to improve herd health and disease prevention.

When to Intervene in Farrowing for Successful Piglet Delivery: Insights from a Senior Research Scientist

Pieter Langendijk, senior research scientist with Trouw Nutrition, speaks to LifeStart Swine about how producers can manage low piglet birth weights in today’s large litters. Langendijk has worked for Trouw Nutrition for seven years focusing on sow R&D, specifically looking at how nutrition can improve sow performance.

Sarah Mikesell, editor of The Pig Site and in collaboration with LifeStart Swine, interviews Dr. Ruben Decaluwe, the Global Technical Manager of Swine Young Animal Feed at Trouw Nutrition. Dr. Decaluwe is based in Belgium. Prior to working with Trouw Nutrition, his PhD research was focused on colostrum production.

With current genetics and highly prolific sows the industry has developed over the last few years, it leaves producers challenged by larger litters and more piglets born with low birth weights. Dr. Ramon Muns, Principal Scientific Officer at Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Northern Ireland, UK, has been conducting research to solve this issue, looking for new, innovative options for farms.

Dr. Juan Peralvo from Trouw Nutrition a specialist in pig gut health looks at the development of ulcers and how they can affect sow and piglet productivity.

Formulating a piglet’s diet is complex, but there are a few aspects that are critical to success.