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A threshold level of sow milk production is needed to ensure ample nutrients for piglets nursing the sow.

Teat size in the nursery, relative to surrounding teats, directly correlates with teat size and function later in life.

Increases in litter size will not be of benefit unless there are sufficient nutrients to support additional piglets.

A new downtown Detroit restaurant is headed to the ground floor of the historic David Whitney Building on Woodward at the corner of Park.

Topics included swine innovation, vitamin supplementation in sows, biosecurity enhancement, alternative sources of phosphorus, ventilation and air quality.

Students from 4th grade classes across the county got to enjoy a fun, educational field trip this past Wednesday as each gathered with their teachers at Hubb’s…

Sow caliper measures the angle of a sow's ribs in relation to the backbone, information helps determine whether a sow is being properly nourished.

On a farm with excellent labor and limited feeding competition in gestation, poor structural conformation did not have a high association with sow mortality.

First litter females were more likely to survive relative to older parity sows.

Differences in prefarrow body condition impacted subsequent litter size in first litter females substantially more than in multiparous sows.