If organic farms use sow and boar bloodlines with a high reproductive potential, it can happen that more piglets are born than the sows themselves can rear.
Solution
The leaflet shows which long-term breeding measures and short-term management measures can be used to prevent piglet losses.
Description
The leaflet highlights long-term breeding measures, focusing on boars and juvenile sows, as well as short-term steps which allow for healthy sows and piglets following farrowing if the litter is too large for the sow. It provides various strategies to take and explains when is best to take them. This leaflet was made for organic farmers and farm advisors and is relevant across Europe.
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