Swine - Production Management

Sow Production

• Group Housing of Dry Sows - A Report from the IGN
• Pre-Weaning Mortality
• Sow Feeding Considerations
• Farrowing Room Sanitation (Order No. 12-005w)

Barn Management

• On-farm Energy Audits Save Swine Producers Money
• Swine Water Management

Grower Finisher

• Consider All Your Costs When Contract Finishing
• Feeder Management in the Grower-Finisher Barn
• Points to Ponder When Raising Heavier Weight Pigs
• Tail Biting in Swine
• Swine Feeder Management Video - Watch this video about how to reduce swine feed costs in the grower-finisher barn.

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Production Systems

• Grading Data Explorer Analysis Tool A software program for pork producers to analyze hog grading data.
• Carcass Comparison Calculator - Estimate the Cost of Producing Fat
• Energy Costs
• Hog Target Weight Calculator (Order No. 11-031)
• What is Benchmarking?
• Benchmarking for Ontario Swine Operations
• Shipping Lighter Hogs May Save Money
• Target Weight Calculator for Heavy Hogs (Order No. 12-057)

Labour Management

• Farming Operations to Come Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Hazards on Farm
• Hazards on Swine Farms - Be Informed and Work Safe

Welfare

• Enrichment for Pigs
• On Farm Euthansia of Swine
• Guidance on Pigs with Hernias (Order No. 13-075)