Sows
Improve sow health and piglet viability
In gestation feed, a dEB of 240 favours an adequate deposition of calcium and phospate into the bones.
In lactation feed, the dEB can be reduced with 50-100 mEq to enhance calcium release from bones to increase calcium availability for a high quality milk production.
After weaning, the dEB should be normalized to 240 mEq in the sow feed.
This strategy maintains a good sow health and improves the number of weaned piglets per sow.
| Farm average | ||
| dEB optimization using sodium formate | No | Yes |
| Sows (#) | 842 | 825 |
| Piglets born alive (per litter) | 13.64 | 14.20 |
| Weaned piglets (per litter) | 11.24 | 11.72 |
| Mortality in suckling piglets (%) | 16.55 | 16.37 |
| Increased number of weaned piglets (per litter) | +0.48 | |
| Increased number of weaned piglets per sow per year* | +1.13 | |
*litters/sow/year
