Keeping sows in ideal body condition can be a balancing act. New research from North Carolina State University outlines sow condition targets to minimize body lesions and maximize productivity.

Seasonality in reproduction can impair our ability to maintain constant reproductive output. NCSU evaluated the impact of parity and prefarrow sow body condition in a hot environment on subsequent farrowing rates.

The potential for a successful sow starts well before the sow is first bred. Here are five ways you can improve sow longevity by focusing on the gilt from weaning until the time of first breeding.

China’s pig herd will remain in surplus this year despite new government targets to tame oversupply, officials said, as the world’s biggest pig breeder struggles to stage a recovery for multi-year low hog prices.

It’s easy to make assumptions about what others think, but recent research funded by the Indiana Pork Producers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance proves it’s always better to go to the source itself.

Merck Animal Health announced it has received license approval from the USDA for Sequivity with Microsol Diluvac Forte adjuvant prescription vaccine for use in gilts and sows.