K-State swine specialist Mike Tokach says advancements in litter sizes and sow performance led researchers to investigate nutrient intake.

The most active season for sows farrowing is June to August, according to the USDA quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. The pigs that are born over those summer months are then market-ready by the ...

Farrowing crates have been in widespread use in the pork industry since the 1960s to restrict a nursing sow from accidentally killing their young. Piglet mortality in farrowing crates could ...

Farrowing: When about to farrow (give birth ... The piglets should be able to suckle to satisfaction if the sow has enough milk but in some circumstances the sow may not have enough milk and ...

The AgriLife report shows that in September hams went for retail at $4.60 per pound, which was 3 cents higher than September ...

Texas A&M exppert says lower pork production won’t restrict holiday ham availability but some pork cut prices could be slightly higher.

A farmer has pleaded guilty to rearing 7,371 pigs in facilities that had not been authorised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It included 6,560 production pigs, 256 farrowing sows and ...

Farrowing: When about to farrow (give birth ... The piglets should be able to suckle to satisfaction if the sow has enough milk but in some circumstances the sow may not have enough milk and ...