Fighting Lameness with Nutrition and Management | Ton Kramer

About the Guest

Ton Kramer holds both master’s and doctorate degrees in Animal Science focused on Swine Locomotion and Health from Federal University of Paraná in Brazil. He has MBAs in Business Management and Project Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a postgraduate degree in Marketing from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. Ton has also held leadership roles in the Brazilian Association of Veterinary Specialists in Swine. Currently, he serves as the South American Business Manager at Zinpro.

What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig?

• Why today’s high-producing sows are like “athletes” — and how that raises lameness risks.
• How lameness and claw lesions have doubled in recent years and their hidden costs.
• The impact lameness has on sow longevity, herd immunity, and piglet performance.
• Practical strategies — from flooring to nutrition — that help prevent claw problems and removals.
• Ton’s “golden nugget.”