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.
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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.
Successful zinc replacement is not just about the feed
Replacing ZnO requires a complex solution that combines management and feeding strategies to solve weaning diarrhoea.
More nipple cup drinkers on day of weaning affects piglet water access and aggression
Multiple drinkers provided more frequent and longer water access along with decreased aggression near the water source.
France to ban piglet castration without anesthesia and analgesia
As of January 1, 2022, castration of piglets in France must be performed painlessly under anesthesia and analgesia.
Tip: How to make an incubator cart for piglets
We can place the weakest piglets from each litter to dry out and warm up in this incubator while we tend to the next sows.
Time budgets of group-housed pigs in relation to social aggression and production
Pig behavior continues to change for up to 9 wk after introduction into a new social group.
Maple Leaf Foods to complete conversion of all sow barns to open housing system in 2021
The world class animal care program makes Maple Leaf a North American leader in producing pigs without gestation crates.