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Signs of excessive intra-uterine pressure during birth:

Slow start of breathing in newborn piglets

Ruptured, profusely bleeding umbilical cords at birth

Strangulation of the piglets by the umbilical cord

Uterine spasm, retarded birth

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A typical situation: farrowing was planned for the Thursday but many sows have already farrowed by Tuesday. Weak piglets lead to low milk-release of the sow.

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Sow herd vaccination, i.e. against influenza and other viruses that can be transferred from the sow’s blood stream through the uterine blood supply thereby breaking through the uterine barrier: PRRS-virus, Circovirus, Parvovirus

Good body condition and fitness of the sow