Canadian breeder chooses SEW

摘要

Fixed to the outside wall of one of the buildings at Thames Bend Farms in Ontario, Canada, is a sign that says Segregated Early Weaning - Restricted Admittance. It signals a major change in the breeding company's procedures over the past 18 months. Where most litters previously were weaned between 3-4 weeks old, today all piglets at the 1500-sow nucleus herd are out of their farrowing pen by 12 days and some have become weaners by the age of just 7-10 days.