Replacement gilts recently introduced and piglets prior to weaning are the main risk groups.

Increasing inclusion of field pea reduces dietary crude protein digestibility but without negative impact on performance.

These results revealed that commercial swine may be deficient in serum vitamin D at varying times of the year, and feed-supplement concentrations may vary.

Surrounding holdings with high hedge fences reduces the risk of airborne transmission.

The price of pig has dropped from the historic USD132.18/cwt last July to USD56.57/cwt in mid February (more normal price for this time of year). This fall in the price of more than 55% in 6 months, has been caused in one hand by the evolution of the USD/EUR exchange rate, that makes European pork more competitive, and on the other hand by the logistic problems in the West Coast harbours, that seem solved but that have caused delays in the shippings of pork to Asia for months.

Therefore, our results suggest that low birth weight has minimal impact on meat quality.

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Carcasses showed a good body condition and a pronounced cyanosis in the area of the ventral abdomen and the ventral throat.

The prices recover both in northern and southern Europe.

Today, nearly all genetic suppliers of replacement breeding stock in North America are free of M.hyo.

These results suggest that some salivary metabolites could be biomarkers of the pre‐pubertal stage in gilts.