Effect of environmental enrichment and group size on water use and waste in grower-finisher pigs
A high enrichment allowance reduced water usage and wastage.
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Tip: "Hands-free" needle-free vaccination
Needle-free vaccination has many advantages over conventional vaccination, but it is not as comfortable to do. This trick gives us a solution.
The Mexican Institute of Pig Farming has launched
The Institute's objective is to promote scientific and technological research and make it more accessible to small and medium-scale producers.
Relationship between birthweight and pre-weaning mortality
Low birth weight increases mortality during the lactation period and affects the productive life of piglets until slaughter. This article attempts to answer the question: Is pre-weaning mortality related to a birth weight threshold?
Are gilts valued enough? Gilt development is key to success
To have good gilt performance, producers and vets must value those gilts and invest accordingly. Dr. Clayton Johnson from Carthage Veterinary Services shares some tips about gilt productive development.
The pig castration situation in the European Union
Castration remains prevalent in European countries, although the systems used differ from country to country.
Early socialisation in group lactation system reduces post-weaning aggression in piglets
Early socialised piglets may have better social skills when meeting familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics after weaning.
Banff Pork Seminar: Maple Leaf Agri-Farms team wins 2022 BPS Aherne Innovation Prize
The invention of a device that significantly improves animal care and worker safety in pork barns during blood sampling won the award.
France: Farms required to designate an animal welfare reference person
This new obligation is accompanied by training for pig and poultry farm reference persons.
Tip: How to tattoo all the piglets in the litter at the same time
Some farmers have devised a device that allows them to tattoo the whole litter at the same time. We'll show you how it works.
Cost-effectiveness analysis of measures to reduce tail biting lesions
At lower risk levels, the provision of point-source objects and other less costly but relatively effective measures can play an important role.
France: Bonus proposed for castrated pigs
On January 1, 2022, the decree prohibiting the castration of piglets without anesthesia will come into force.
Registration now open for 2022-2023 SowBridge Educational Series
The distance educational series begins its next program year in February, and registration is now underway.
Only the best is good enough for the smallest of the newly weaned piglets
An optimized weaning diet may be one of the most important tools in obtaining a successful weaning. The diet tested in this trial could keep post-weaning diarrhea at very low level.
Denmark collaborates with Colombia to improve the swine industry
The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.
United Pork Americas will hold swine industry start-up contest
Projects involving swine industry technology and management will be evaluated, and 12 will be selected to present during the April event in the United States.