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Get your sow's body condition score right!

Sow body condition scoring is more important than ever as producers move toward putting sows in groups as part of a move toward more pen gestation systems. In order to effectively assign subjective body condition scores, sows should be analysed and scored early in gestation. It is critical to understand the points of evaluation on the animal and to be able to distinguish between fat and muscle.

 

Fill in and submit the form on your right to download our full article on sow body condition score today to unlock the means to ensure appropriate nutrition provided to every sow for maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation, preventing sows from becoming either too thin through having to utilise body reserves or too fat with excessive weight gain.