At present’s sows are designed for extra – extra piglets, an extended lifetime in manufacturing. It’s acceptable then that NOVUS, with its Made from Extra™ strategy, will debut a brand new e book on this matter subsequent month.
NOVUS will launch its newest e book, Diet and Manufacturing Methods for At present’s Sows, on September 5. The e book options 12 chapters fastidiously curated to function a reference information, highlighting finest practices and issues for sow manufacturing.
That is the clever diet firm’s second e book targeted on sows; Diet of Hyperprolific Sows was revealed in 2019.
“The response we obtained from the primary e book was excellent,” says Marisol Castillo, government supervisor of world swine options at NOVUS. “The first focus of that e book was diet. We knew there was way more to share about trendy sows – their physiology, how setting impacts efficiency, and insights on the gilt part. There’s simply a lot analysis on the market that we wished to share.”
The matters lined within the new e book embrace sow and gilt diet, genetics, breeding, lactation, farrowing, and mortality. The authors come from acquainted corporations and revered academia. The e book’s contributors are:
- Bruno A. N. Silva, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG/ICA)
- Laura Greiner, Ph.D. and Dalton Humphrey, Ph.D., Iowa State College
- Austin Putz, Ph.D., Hendrix Genetics
- Ioannis Mavromichalis, Ph.D., and Efstratia Papanikou, Ph.D., Ariston Diet Consulting Worldwide
- Teresa Mogas, Ph.D., College of Barcelona
- Antonio Palomo Yagüe, Ph.D., Swine Technical Supervisor, Archer Daniels Midland Firm
- Carlos Piñeiro, Ph.D., Animal Information Analytics SL, and Yuzo Koketsu, Ph.D., Meiji College
- Timothy Safranski, Ph.D., College of Missouri
- Luis Sanjoaquin Romero, DVM, Sigmavet/ThinkinPig
- Déborah Temple, Ph.D. and her staff at Animal Welfare Training Heart (AWEC), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Hans H. Stein, Ph.D., and Su A. Lee, Ph.D., Division of Animal Sciences on the College of Illinois
- Brad Lawrence, Ph.D., NOVUS
The e book’s co-coordinator is Carlos Lasagna, DVM, of Martini S.p.A.
“As a result of so many issues can influence sow well being and efficiency it was essential to hunt views from a wide range of sources,” says Castillo. “The chapters embrace detailed analysis, new methods of pondering, and first-hand accounts from individuals who have devoted their lives to this business.”
A free digital model of the e book is obtainable for obtain beginning September 5. Those that need to obtain the e book of their inbox can enroll on the waitlist.
These can nonetheless receive a free digital model of the primary NOVUS sow e book by visiting the NOVUS web site. In 2022, the corporate additionally revealed the poultry e book, Breeder Administration and Diet: Shifting the Trade Ahead. Additionally it is out there for digital obtain.
August 6, 2025 – NOVUS
