Sow lameness cannot be ignored, and large-scale pig farms need to address it correctly
Large-scale pig farms must properly address the problem of sow lameness
In clinical practice we have found that improvement in lameness is positively correlated with improvement in reproductive indicators. Therefore, it is best to begin implementingtreatmentprotocols during the sow's growing and developmental stages, thereby reducing the occurrence of osteochondrosis at the joints. After using chelates in the gilt stage fortreatment, the culling rate in the third farrowing period was found to be significantly reduced. In one case it decreased from 42.8 % to 23.3 %.
After pig farms begin using organic mineral chelates, there is always a marked reduction in lameness and hoof damage, and the quality of the keratin layer improves, changing from dark brown to ivory. We can never evaluate the degree of lameness by "naked eye" alone; at the same time we must also analyze other indicators to assess whether the situation has improved. This is why production performance data are also crucial.