Identifier: southernporkprod00ewin (find matches)
Title: Southern pork production
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Ewing, Perry Van
Subjects: Pork industry and trade Swine
Publisher: New York, Orange Judd Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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lent abdominal muscularexertions and certain other physiological activities. Insome instances it may be necessary to provide assistanceto farrowing sows. This is because difficult farrowingis frequently encountered, which may result disastrouslyto both the sow and the pigs. High condition, disease,weakness, wrong presentation, injury and abnormalitiesmay cause these difficulties. Aid is imperative in caseswhere much difficulty is experienced, and it often be-comes necessary to assist in removal of the pigs bymeans of pig forceps, which may be of various typesand makes. The sows should be watched carefully as the farrow-ing date approaches. About 112 days from service shemay be expected to farrow. In the colder months thefarrowing should take place under shelter, preferablyin a well-lighted ventilated and roomy farrowing pen.The herdsman should watch all his sows carefully dur-ing farrowing time, but should not interfere in the leastunless it becomes necessary. Soon after the pigs have
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172 SOUTHERN PORK PRODUCTION been dropped the pigs should be inspected to see thatthey are all right and to remove any dead ones. In thecase of pure-bred swine the number, sex, and farrowingdate must be recorded so that the pigs can be registered. Management of brood sows.—Aside from the matterof adequate feed supply of the right sort, there is noth-ing of so great importance to the success of the swinebusiness as proper brood sow management. So far asthe sows are concerned, we must take into account suchfactors as age, breed, condition, conformation, qualityand disposition in their relation to reproduction. In ad-dition such external factors as feed supply, shelter, careand attention should be given due consideration. In allour efforts to secure maximum returns we must takeevery factor at what it is worth and constantly keep inmind in brood sow management that what is wanted isthat animal that will mother the greatest number ofthrifty pigs that will return a profit to their grower.

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