Technical and nutritional recommendations
Recommendations for realizing the full potential of our lines
The performance of modern pig farms today depends on an essential balance between genetics, nutrition and husbandry.
While genetic selection helps improve the potential of breeding lines (growth rate, hardiness, etc.), the realization of their inherent performance depends directly on the technical and nutritional support provided by the company.
Our goal? To provide you with practical tools to optimize your feed strategies and your clients’ technical and economic performance.
That is why Axiom is updating its technical and nutritional recommendations.
The perfect companion to help you perform at your best
Maximize the performance of Axiom genetics by implementing the recommended actions and best practices to unlock the full potential of our male and female lines.
Supporting your performance over the long term
- Nutritional basis for formulation
- Focus on piglet weaning
- Annexes (qualité des aliments, eau…)
This guide presents the recommendations needed to exploit the full potential of Axiom boar offspring in each market, taking into account local specificities and available raw materials.
Supporting the development of the potential of our female lines
- Gilt management
- Pregnant sows
- Maternity nutrition
- Appendix (food quality, nutritional needs, etc.)
This guide is designed to guarantee the production of heavy, vigorous piglets,
while ensuring the longevity and career of the sows.
Are you interested in these guides?
The contribution of multiple Axiom experts
These sets of recommendations were developed using the expertise of our teams, with input from breeders and partners, to meet the needs of virtually all users of our genetics.
How do these guides help you ensure your performance?
Updated in early 2026, the Axiom technical guides were designed to help everyone involved in the industry—including nutritionists, technicians, and breeders—unlock the full potential of our genetic lines. They serve as a source of advice, guidelines, and information to optimize the management and profitability of our animals and their offspring throughout their entire life cycle.
Why are technical recommendations essential in swine genetics?
Although recent advances in modern swine genetics have led to significant improvements in:
- sow prolificity
- growth speed
- food efficiency
- carcass quality.
However, these genetic performances can only be achieved if the animals benefit from appropriate technical and nutritional management.
The technical recommendations include
- adjust pig feeding strategies
- adapting the behaviour of breeding females
- optimize the growth of fattening pigs.
The Axiom technical guides were specifically designed to address these challenges.
What scientific evidence supports the recommendations in the Axiom guidelines?
Technical and nutritional recommendations are based on several sources of information:
Genetic selection data
Axiom’s selection programs generate a large amount of data on:
- animal growth
- their food consumption
- body composition.
Test stations
Test stations enable precise evaluation of individual animal performance and identification of line growth profiles.
Field observations
Observations of performance on partner farms enable recommendations to be compared with actual production conditions.
This combination of data enables us to propose robust recommendations that can be applied on the farm.
Why use recommendations specific to genetic lines?
Not all pig lines have the same characteristics.
Certain lines are selected for :
- prolificity
- rapid growth
- carcass quality
- food efficiency.
These genetic differences directly influence the nutritional needs of the animals.
The Axiom technical guides cover:
- line growth profiles
- the dynamics of muscle and fat deposits
- associated nutritional requirements.
This approach makes it possible to implement precision nutrition adapted to the genetics used.
Are the recommendations adapted to international breeding?
Yes. Axiom technical guides have been designed for use in various production settings around the world.
In particular, they take into account :
- weather conditions,
- breeding systems,
- production targets for the pork industry.
Specific recommendations are proposed for situations of heat stress, which are common in certain regions of the world.
Do the guides cover all phases of pork production?
Yes. The Axiom technical guides cover the main stages of production:
Breeding sow management
- gestation management
- preparing for farrowing
- lactation nutrition.
Gilt preparation
- pre-cow management
- body development
- renewal management.
Post-weaning and fattening
- growth profiles
- nutritional strategies
- optimizing feed efficiency.
What kind of support does Axiom offer in connection with its technical guides?
The technical guides are part of a comprehensive technical support program.
The Axiom teams offer the following services:
- technical exchanges with breeders and nutritionists,
- assistance in adapting nutrition to the lines used,
- advice on optimizing the technical and economic performance of livestock farms.
Who are the experts behind the Axiom recommendations?
The technical guides are drawn up by a multidisciplinary team made up of :
- geneticists specialized in pig breeding,
- international technical experts,
- pig nutritionists,
- scientific and technical partners.
These experts work on the basis of data from selection programs and performances observed on the farm.
Why are these guides being published today?
The performance of pig lines has changed dramatically in recent years.
Modern sows show :
- higher prolificacy
- greater nutritional requirements
- improved growth performance.
These developments require adjustments to technical and nutritional recommendations.
Updating the Axiom guides thus makes it possible to provide guidelines tailored to current conditions in pig production.
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