Is There an Optimum Production System?
This paper by Michael C. Brumm of Brumm Swine Consultancy is from a presentation given to the London Swine Conference in Ontario.

Hernias in Growing Pigs
By Ronald O. Bates (State Swine Specialist, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University) and Barbara Straw (State Extension Swine Veterinarian, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University) and published in the Michigan State...

US Hog Inventory Up, But Herd Down (July 2008)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in July 2008 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publicat...

BPEX Export Bulletin - June 2008
The June 2008 Export Bulletin from the British Pig Executive reports further job cuts at the Danish processor, Tican, and an expected increase in Spanish pig prices for 2008/2009.

Shoulder Sores in Sows: Causes and Treatment
By BPEX. It is of interest to all parties to reduce the number of sows with shoulder sores, as sores not only affect performance but are also a major welfare concern. Reducing shoulder sores may have a greater impact on productivity than initially thought...

US Feed Outlook - July 2008
By ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information on sorghum, barley, oats and hay.

World Agricultural Production - July 2008
This report prepared by the USDA FAS International Production Assessment Branch reflects official USDA estimates released in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE-460) 11 July 2008.

Selection for Piglet Vitality Pays Off
Breeding effort since 2002 shows more piglets and less mortality, writes Jackie Linden, ThePigSite Editor.

Balancing Sow and Piglet Welfare with Production Efficiency
This article by Sandra Edwards of the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University in the UK is taken from the London Swine Conference in Ontario.

UK Pig Disease Surveillance Report (Jan - Mar 08)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Organic Acids in Water Can Improve Performance of the Weaned Pig
One of the greatest challenges to the pig farmer is to ensure that weaned piglets get off to a good start without suffering ‘a post-weaning check’, writes Adrian R. Cox BVetMed MRCVS, British Poultry Executive.

Living with Higher Feed Costs
By John Lawrence, from the June issue of the Iowa Farm Outlook of the Department of Economics of Iowa State University. Livestock producers are well aware that feed costs are higher than they were two years ago.

Ireland: Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008
This report is an extract taken from the Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food 2007/2008, examining the pig market situation in Ireland. It was published by the Irish Department or Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

FarrowSure® GOLD B: Profiling Efficacy and Safety of a New, Reformulated 2-mL Dose Vaccine
By Thayer C. Hoover, DVM, Pfizer Animal Health.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
This report, released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), adopts U.S. area, yield, and production forecasts for winter wheat, durum, other spring wheat, barley, oats and also livestock, poultry and dairy.

Post Weaning Scours
Scouring in young pigs in the immediate post-weaning period has long been recognised as a significant problem as NADIS reporting veterinary surgeons routinely record problems on farms of this nature writes Mark Wright BVSc, DPM, MRCVS in the June NADIS...

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update
Pig prices in the UK are going up according to Tony Fowler Senior Economic Analyst, AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group in the July United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update.

Drying Digestates from Biogas Plants
By Dipl.-Ing. agr. Janett Peschel, Big Dutchman International GmbH. Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level.

Slurry Separation - A Systems Approach to Manure Management
By the University of Illinois Extension, Swine Waste Economical and Environmental Treatment Alternatives. Separation of municipal waste water into its solid and liquid components is a technology that has been utilized by municipal sanitation departments...

The UK Pig Industry: What is its Current Status?
David Burch, past president of the Pig Veterinary Society, answers the question.

USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report - June 2008 (Updated)
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

London Swine Conference Proceedings 2008 - Summary
This article is a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2008 London Swine Conference.

PMWS – Nature or Nurture?
Researchers report their investigations into the genetic susceptibility of pigs to porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in the June 2008 PCVD newsletter.