Vitasow Gesto 3%
“Preparing Sows for Pregnancy and Lactation”
With the increasing genetic potential of sow mothers, there comes a greater responsibility to support their nutritional needs to accommodate larger litters. Many farms encounter various challenges during this critical phase, including piglet mortality, stillbirths, small-sized piglets, insufficient milk production, pre-weaning mortality, sows abandoning their litters, and difficulties in management, such as fostering, cross-fostering, and culling.
In response to these challenges, proper preparation for pregnant and lactating sows is crucial. Ensuring that sow nutrition meets their specific requirements is of utmost importance. Sows must be in an optimal condition to cope with the demands of pregnancy and lactation.
Key Factors for Successful Sow Management:
- Nutrition: Sows require adequate energy, vitamins, minerals, especially calcium and phosphorus, to support milk production and piglet growth.
- Body Condition Score (BCS): Maintaining an appropriate BCS is essential for sow longevity and productivity.
- Gestational Nutrition: Proper gestational nutrition, including calcium and phosphorus balance (DEB), is crucial for sow milk production.
Vitasow Gesto & Lacto Products:
These products are designed to prepare sows for pregnancy and lactation:
- Vitasow Gesto & Lacto helps in the accumulation of essential minerals like calcium and phosphorus in the bones (using the DEB principle), resulting in adequate milk production during lactation.
- It balances energy with amino acids suitable for sows and emphasizes fat accumulation as an energy reserve during lactation.
- It focuses on fat accumulation as an energy reserve during lactation, helping reduce body condition loss during nursing.
- Vitasow Gesto 3% ensures a smooth farrowing process and prepares the sow for adequate milk production.
Properly preparing sow for gestation and lactation is essential to optimize piglet health and ensure high productivity in swine farms. These products and nutritional knowledge play a crucial role in achieving this goal.
