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Effects of long-term gentle handling on behavior, production, and meat quality

Gentle handling of growing pigs could reduce their anxiety and increase intimacy between the pigs and handlers. However, it had little effect on pig performance, carcass quality, and meat quality.

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AgriSyst expands its activities in Spain

AgriSyst España, S.L is established to offer Spanish customers solutions in pig management software and mobile record keeping.

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Evaluation of pain and stress in three-week old piglets in relation to route of vaccine administration

A lower frequency of behavioral aversive responses was observed in the intradermal route of vaccine administration group than in the intramuscular group.

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COVID-19: Be prepared with the Farm Crisis Operations Planning Tool

A new tool to assist with farm crisis planning can give you the peace of mind knowing you have a plan against any emergency that limits supplies or personnel.

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The titer of aerosolized viable virus is expressed in 50% tissue-culture infectious dose (TCID50) per liter of air. Viruses were applied to copper, cardboard, stainless steel, and plastic maintained at 21 to 23°C and 40% relative humidity over 7 days. The titer of viable virus is expressed as TCID50 per milliliter of collection medium. All samples were quantified by end-point titration on Vero E6 cells. Plots show the means and standard errors ( bars) across three replicates.

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COVID-19 persistence on different materials practical implications

Farm biosecurity is key to preventing the entrance of new infections and pig diseases, but human diseases can also be devastating: Covid-19 can put the human teams on our farms at risk.

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France: few actions taken to reduce tail biting and avoid tail docking

An audit from the European Commission reveals that few tangible actions have been taken to improve compliance with the provisions of the Pig Directive, and to reduce tail biting and avoid tail docking of pigs.

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International Conference on Pig Survivability set for October 2020

The conference will feature presentations and panel discussions from industry leaders and scientific experts, bringing the sector together to reduce pig mortality in the U.S. by 1% yearly.

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IPVS2020: Pre-Congress discusses pig welfare demands to 2050

Researchers from renowned universities worldwide will discuss the main trends in animal welfare and how they can affect global pig production at the IPVS2020 Congress.

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Group housing of suckling piglets on post-weaning performance and aggressive behaviour

Weaning is a critical phase in a pig’s life. Group housing of non-littermates before weaning may favour socialisation and hence reduce weaning stress.

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UK: Updated pig welfare code in force

The new code published by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) provides guidance to pig producers on how to practice the highest standards of animal welfare.

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Access now available to select past PorkBridge and SowBridge materials

The distance educational programs of PorkBridge and SowBridge have provided information to those who work in various segments of the swine industry. To encourage participation, limited access to selected years’ informational materials is offered.

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France: obligatory use of pain management when castrating pigs, farmers allowed to administer anesthetic or analgesic

Two decrees have been published, the first prohibits castration of piglets without anesthetics or analgesics, and the other allows farmers to use analgesics and anesthetics to reduce pain.

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Dietary sodium butyrate supplementation in mixed-parity sows during lactation on performance, milk composition and litter performance

Dietary supplementation of coated and uncoated sodium butyrate for lactating sows modified the milk fatty acid profile, but did not affect sow performance nor the performance of their progenies during lactation.

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CPF underlines international animal welfare principles for safe and sustainable food production

Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) heralds its success in promoting animal welfare, to assure global consumers of the company’s food safety standards.

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Effect of straw amount on feed intake and weight gain in growing pigs housed in pens with partly slatted floor

The more straw provided (between 10 and 500 g) the higher the daily weight gain. The feed conversion ratio was not affected by the amount of straw provided.

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Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic

The ministry has budgeted 20 million euros in 2020 to promote the purchase of anaesthetics, providing financial support to livestock farmers.