Farms combining high performance and low antimicrobial usage
Producing well with a low antimicrobial usage: Is it possible in high pig-density areas? And, what is the role of the age at weaning?
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PRRSV surveillance. How could we track the progress towards PRRS control in our farms?
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Producing well with a low antimicrobial usage: Is it possible in high pig-density areas? And, what is the role of the age at weaning?
Vaccination against Salmonella in pigs. What can we expect?
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Iberian pigs could act as reservoir of tuberculosis (TB) in Mediterranean ecosystems.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in extensively raised pigs in SpaiPCV3 is highly prevalent in serum and tissues and may persistently infect wild boar
Wild boar is susceptible to PCV‐3 infection, showing high frequency of detection in this animal species.
PCV3 is highly prevalent in serum and tissues and may persistently infEconomy
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The end of mimicry: the floor price is near
The almost mimetic similarity between the Spanish price curve in 2015 and 2018 ends here and now. We think that it is completely impossible that the decrease in price reaches €0.95, like then.
ASF: Slow-motion train wreck or approaching tsunami?
There is no doubt if the disease is discovered in a major piglet or pork producing/exporting country such as Denmark, Germany, Spain or the USA, the mortality it causes would be only the beginning of the woes.
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Improving performance and homogeneity in the fattening stage: feeder space and feed management
The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.
Soybean meal (44-48% CP)
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Protected organic acids impact on performance and fecal microbiota in weanling
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Low-protein organic diets can achieve performance standards in lactating sows with small litters but not in large litter.
Assessing the performance of lactating sows fed with two different org
Piglets weaned per sow lifetime, the hidden index
One of the indices that is generating much interest is the one referred to the number of weaned piglets per sow lifetime (WSL). This index refers to the total number of piglets that a sow has weaned throughout its productive life.
Sudden rise in returns to oestrus
A farrow-to-finish farm went from 10% to 50% of returns to oestrus, and almost 90% of them were regular.
How can farm production be increased with the use of Supersows?
The key lies in gilt management ...
Optimal on-farm semen doses management: key points to control
Occasionally, breeders end up using semen with a suboptimal fertilizing ability due to inadequate storage conditions.
Management
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Using a rubber band to block the insemination catheter when it does not have a cap on its end
The idea is to avoid semen backflow when we leave a catheter without its cap inside the sow for some minutes after AI.
Improving performance and homogeneity in the fattening stage: feeder space and feed management
The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.
All you need in one sheet!
How to have all the information about the weanings available in a simple way.
Tail biting outbreaks: strategies to minimize the problem and on-going preventative measures
The authors share their strategies in the face of tail biting outbreaks as well as on-going preventative measures.
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Ventilation requires a high precision...
A very easy method for cleaning creep feeders
We explain a simple and easy method for cleaning creep feeders.
Releasing individual feed dispensers in the gestation quarters
The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full
Heat stress
When summer comes we must check the ventlation system...
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