{"id":70903,"date":"2025-11-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/?post_type=news&p=70903"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:55:24","slug":"new-zinpro-sow-excellence-index-launches-new-era-in-predictive-sow-health-and-performance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.zinpro.com\/en_na\/news\/new-zinpro-sow-excellence-index-launches-new-era-in-predictive-sow-health-and-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"New\u00a0Zinpro\u00ae\u00a0Sow Excellence Index Launches\u00a0New Era in Predictive Sow Health and Performance\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Index built upon data from more than 30,000 sows across global herds.<\/em><\/strong> <\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., USA \u2013 Nov. 11, 2025 \u2013 Zinpro\u00ae <\/sup>Corporation, the world\u2019s leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, has launched the Zinpro Sow Excellence Index \u2013 <\/strong>the swine industry\u2019s first data-driven benchmarking system. Designed to prove a correlation between claw lesions and sow productivity, the index allows producers to catch issues early before they impact pig performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClaw lesions are a silent problem with loud consequences,\u201d says Dr. Lucas Rodrigues, Zinpro discovery researcher, Swine Research and Discovery. \u201cOur multivariate analysis revealed that sows with poor claw health such as heel overgrowth and white line lesions consistently underperform in farrowing metrics. The\u202fZinpro\u00ae<\/sup> Sow Excellence Index\u202fempowers producers to act earlier, not later.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Zinpro Sow Excellence Index works<\/strong> <\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Supported by one of the world\u2019s largest sow-focused databases, the company developed the Zinpro Sow Excellence Index utilizing data from more than 30,000 individual sow assessments across multiple countries and continents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the Lesion Index (L-Index), a standardized way to measure lesion severity and frequency, the Zinpro Sow Excellence Index establishes benchmarks that can be used to evaluate herd health and longevity. Swine producers worldwide can now benchmark their farms against a global dataset and receive customized L-Index reports through a Zinpro\u00ae<\/sup> Feet First\u00ae<\/sup> evaluation. The Zinpro Sow Excellence Index then reveals how claw health directly correlates with productivity, longevity and welfare, turning lesion scores into actionable insights for herd performance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checking for claw lesions takes less than a minute per sow and can be built into a routine check to assess sows during lactation. If lesions are identified, producers can quickly adjust nutrition, housing or management to limit lost performance.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From symptom to signal<\/strong> <\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Zinpro Sow Excellence Index transforms claw lesion scoring from a diagnostic tool into a strategic production indicator,\u201d says Dr. Ton Kramer, Zinpro South America business manager. \u201cIt empowers producers and technicians to act early to benchmark production, allowing them to improve sow longevity and performance.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zinpro Sow Excellence Index offers the following benefits to producers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n