Mycotoxins and their implications in gilts

摘要

The raising of gilts, later to serve as replacements for integrated sow herds has become a crucial part of pig production and reproduction. In recent years, with the advent of integrated systems so called Gilt Development Units (GDU) have been createdto take in gilts and raise, select and finally provide these gilts to the sow herds. Health, management and timing or scheduling play an important role as these gilts represent the replacement necessary for one or various sow units. Difficulties often arise incorporating these gilts at the right time and much effort is put into the correct raising and scheduling of the groups or individuals. The final objective is to get the gilts farrowing at the right time and to fill the farrowing schedule determined by the cull sows exiting the sow herds.