The objectives for the sow herd are to maximize profitable production of healthy pigs and to prolong the efficient productive lifetime of the sow. Maternal lines have been developed with very high rates of reproductive potential. These lean genotypes have body compositions with a large amount of muscle mass and low fat reserves. Because of larger litter sizes in today’s prolific gilts and sows, these females are vulnerable to weight loss in lactation and potentially high replacement rates if not fed and managed properly.
Greater outputs from the sow require greater nutrient input if the genetic potential is to be realized for any length of time. Feeding strategies for today’s top-performing sows must match nutrient requirements and sustain sows under intensive production systems.
To achieve the full reproductive potential of any sow, it is necessary to consider the whole breeding cycle beginning with the young prepubertal gilt. All phases of the sow’s reproductive cycle are interrelated. Nutritional status of the gestating sow has a profound effect on lactation performance and post-weaned breeding performance. Akey’s gilt and sow feeding programs are formulated to support high milk production in modern genotypes and promote efficient rebreeding and longevity of the sow.
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- designed for high-producing gilts and sows.
- designed to be mixed with varying levels of soybean meal to match varying levels of feed intake during lactation.
- contain added crystalline lysine to meet the amino acid requirement of today’s highly productive females, and also helps lower soybean meal usage and total ration cost.
- provide the levels of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium required to meet both milk production demands and skeletal integrity.
- provide optimum levels of vitamin E, choline, folic acid, biotin, pyridoxine and thiamine to support high reproductive performance.
- Sow HP-92 contains the enzyme phytase which reduces the amount of inorganic phosphorus needed in the diets. Sow HP-98 does not contain phytase.
Akey Nurse-ON is a high quality pig milk replacer designed for two distinctively different uses in the farrowing room.
1.) Nurse-On provides complete nutrition to "AT RISK" pigs being raised in a "Rescue Deck™" rearing system.
The combination of Nurse-On , Rescue Decks and your good management techniques can:
- Greatly reduce preweaning mortality of "At Risk" pigs.
- Allow Light birth weight for pigs to grow faster that if they are left on sows.
- Reduce the need for, and inconvenience and expense of using nurse sows.
2.) Nurse-On can also be used to strategically supplement litters while still on the sow. Implementing management practices to provide automatic milk dispensing equipment to gilt litters, sows with unusually high pig numbers, etc. can boost overall litter weight gain and avoid the expense of providing milk replacer to all litters.
Nurse-On closely simulates sow’s milk for excellent pig performance, and is designed for ease of handling in automatic liquid dispensing systems.
• Stimulates quick interest in solid feed and develops eating behavior by piglets.
• Formulation includes a high percentage of steam rolled oats to promote gut health.
• Designed to supplement rather than replace sow’s milk, so cost is reduced compared to an early wean pellet.
• Highly palatable for consistent consumption.
• Ideal product to introduce to pigs raised in “Rescue Decks™” 3-8 days prior to “weaning”.
Akey Pig Creep in meal form is designed for quicker and easier starts. 
