Nutritional solutions for sows under heat stress

Increasingly, pig farms will have to cope with warmer temperatures. High temperatures can cause heat stress, with production disadvantages being the outcome. How does that work in practice – and what can be done about it? Professor Bruno Silva explains. For Professor Bruno Silva, the combination of “heat stress” and “pig production” does not hold many secrets. He is professor in swine nutrition and environmental adaptation at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG/ICA), in Monte