How does birth order affect piglet survival rates?

Farmers could save up to one piglet per litter by focusing on the wellbeing of pigs born late in the farrowing process. This is according to new research from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI). The average sow delivers 17 piglets per litter but only around 14 to 15 usually survive. A study by AFBI […] The post How does birth order affect piglet survival rates? appeared first on Agriland.ie.