Nurse sow strategies: Consequences for sow welfare
No difference was detected between nurse sows and non-nurse sows in body condition or severity of lesions.
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Building on farmers' knowledge and practice
The Myanmar Pig Partnership has begun a series of participatory, fortnightly Farm Management Workshops which include visits to participants’ farms.
Pig castration: Where are we at in finding alternatives?
The easy and realistic solution is to produce entire boars or to immunocastrate. However, there are countries who are leaning more toward anesthesia.
Yingzi Technology and China Mobile join forces to deliver China’s first 5G farming platform
Yingzi Technology and 18 intelligent farming and animal husbandry innovation companies jointly launched the China Animal Husbandry Association Intelligent Animal Husbandry Branch, which is the world's first intelligent animal husbandry organization.
Shower-in and shower-in plus bench entry protocols for prevention of contamination in a swine facility
The objective was to determine if the addition of a bench entry system in a commercial swine facility with a shower lowers the risk of personnel introducing environmental contamination.
When pigs fly: Reducing injury and flight response when capturing wild pigs
We recommend using tightly spaced mesh of horse panels to reduce trap-related injuries and incorporation of trap shrouds to facilitate delivery of chemical immobilization drugs when handling wild pigs.
German farmers will be allowed to anaesthetise piglets to castrate them
The German Cabinet has ratified the regulation through which the German farmers will be able to anaesthetise their piglets with isofluorane to eliminate pain during castration.
How can I stop the routine tail-docking of piglets?
The European regulations state that before docking tails other measures that prevent tail-biting must be implemented, and therefore a thorough risk analysis must be carried out on each farm.
Big Dutchman: CulinaCup & CulinaFlex pro
Innovative feeding systems for suckling pigs – hygienic, efficient, animal-friendly.
The Netherlands will subsidise the farmers that quit farming
The Minister of Agriculture, Ms Carola Schouten, bets for a sustainable pig production and for reducing the risks for health and the environment in high-density areas. The pigs farms that cause trouble and wish to quit theur activity will have the chance to opt for subsidies.
Belgium strengthens animal welfare at the abattoirs
As published by Le Soir, Flanders will have its own mobile team for the control of welfare at the abattoirs.
Attractiveness of straw or various objects for growing pigs
The aim of the study was to compare the interest of chopped straw to growing pigs to those of various objects, either organic or not.
Effect of the available space in the fattening pens on growth and carcass
How much space is needed to optimise performance with the current slaughter weights?
Comparison of the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of two different iron supplementation products in suckling piglets
The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of two iron sources, gleptoferron (GLF) and iron dextran (DXT) in two-day old piglets.
Piglet mortality in The Netherlands: goals not reached
After an important drop in 2010, piglet mortality rose again until reaching 13.6% in 2016.
Nine emerging technologies here or coming
There is no argument new smart technologies are coming in swine production says Tom Stein, senior strategic adviser for Maximus Systems.