Prolonging the vacancy period in nursery units to 10 days after disinfection with no extra biosecurity measures has no impact on the environmental load of total aerobic flora, E. coli, faecal coliforms, MRSA and Enterococcus spp..

Findings suggest that concentrated swine feeding operations amplified transmission of influenza during years in which H1N1 was circulating.

The current study demonstrated that the expression of some piglet-directed behaviour was influenced by the system in which a gilt was born and reared.

The current study demonstrated that the farrowing system design can influence sow behaviour, with pens allowing for more interactions between sows and their piglets.