Sow Dentistry 101

Jan 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor

Illinois study reveals sow dental problems, raises new questions about impact on culling rates.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Illinois swine veterinarian E. Wayne Johnson has taken on the challenge of learning more about teeth condition in cull sows.

Johnson, also a graduate student working with swine behavior specialist Stanley Curtis at the University of Illinois, has examined the teeth of scores of sows in two packing plants, as well as conducted on-farm dental exams on gestating sows.

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