It's important for hog producers to pay close attention to the body condition of their sows.
Dr. Mark Knauer, swine extension specialist with North Carolina State University, spoke about the issue earlier this month at the Manitoba Swine Seminar.
"If she's too thin, she's going to have poor reproductive throughput and potentially be an animal well-being concern...Fat sows, they hit us twice. Not only are they going to result in higher feed costs but they are also going to result in poorer reproductive throughput."
Dr. Knauer notes many new body condition measurement tools have become available to producers over the last decade.
Source : Steinbachonline