Evidence of Airborne Transmission of PRRSV and Mycoplasma
This is the first evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, writes Janet Alsop of the veterinary disease prevention department at the Ontario Ministry...

United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - March 2009
Tony Fowler, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group, explains the latest trends in pig production in the UK and European Union.

Republic of Korea Livestock and Products Semi-Annual Report 2009
In 2009, total beef imports to South Korea are expected to decline by 12 per cent and total pork imports by five per cent due to the economic situation and the depreciation of the Korean won vis-à-vis the strong US dollar, according to teh USDA Foreighn...

Republic of Korea - Livestock and Products - Semi-Annual 2009
In 2009, total pork imports by five per cent due to the economic situation and the depreciation of the Korean won against strong US dollar, according to this GAIN report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. US pork imports will fall slightly this...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - March 2009
Total US meat production for 2009 is forecast lower this month as a slight increase in red meat output is more than offset by lower poultry production, says a USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for March 2009.

Investigation of Boar Taint Moves Ahead
A recent study has shed more light on how the boar taint compounds, skatole and androstenone, affect the odour of pig fat. The work was presented by Claudia Richards at a special event prior to the latest JSR Technical Conference, and reported here by...

RRR and Biomin pHD
From a thorough grooming of gilts, made of early introduction, quarantine, acclimatation, and feeding, to practical fertility matter, that is made of several factors : boar, insemination management, season, environment, nutrition, health.

Applying Reproductive Technologies in Practice
William L. Flowers of North Carolina State University explained how to assess new reproductive technologies under farm conditions at the London Swine Conference 2008.

Energy Value of Crude Glycerol for Growing Pigs
Crude glycerol can be used as an excellent source of energy for growing pigs, according to a group of researchers in the US. Jackie Linden, ThePigSite editor, summarises their published paper.

Practical Application of Science Reduces Health Costs
As a result of the findings reported, strict biosecurity measures have been implemented at the entry to all pig houses to reduce the risk of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection, writes Janet Alsop, veterinary disease prevention...

Coccidiosis in Piglets
The topic of the NADIS Health Bulletin for February 2008 is this cause of diarrhoea in suckling piglets. Pig veterinarian, Mark White, describes the diagnosis and how to control the disease.

International Pork Production Costs in 2004
The pig farming sector in the Netherlands produces for an international market and has to deal with foreign competition with different legal and social preconditions for production. The development of the production costs plays an important role in determining...

London Swine Conference Proceedings 2008 - Summary
This article is a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2008 London Swine Conference on 1-2 April 2008. The theme of the event was Facing the New Reality.

USDA Livestock and Products Annual and Semi-Annual Reports 2009
This provides links to the latest poultry industry data from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Annual Reports for 2009. Within each article listed is a link to the full report, which includes all the tabular data that we have omitted from our...

High Productivity on a Breeding Farm in Belgium
Wouter Seynaeve, a young Belgian pig farmer, described his very successful breeding unit at the latest JSR Technical Conference. Editor of ThePigSite, Jackie Linden, reports on the secrets of his unit's success.

UK/EU Pig Statistics - January 2009
This article provides an overview of the latest statistics relating to pigs in the UK and Europe and includes slaughter figures, carcass weights, pig meat production and trade. The information is extracted from the data published as spreadsheets by D...

What We Know About Feeding Liquid By-Products to Pigs
Dr Jerry Shurson of the University of Minnesota talked about the advantages and challenges of liquid feeding at Big Dutchman's 5th International Agents' Meeting in Bremen, Germany in July 2008. He focussed particularly on corn condensed distillers solubles...

On-Farm Animal Welfare Audits
Sandra Edwards, Professor of Agriculture at Newcastle University in the UK explained the background to and practicalities of on-farm welfare audits on EU pig farms at the London Swine Conference 2008.

Large-Scale PRRS Management
A report on a pilot project to control Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and its application by JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com and supported by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

Lactation Feeding Strategies
The major objective is to maximise sow feed intake during lactation, writes Greg Simpson, swine nutritionist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Swine Production
An overview of recent susceptibility data of common pig pathogens to antimicrobial agents used in pig production has been published by F.M. Aarestrup and colleagues. They went on to discuss the development of resistance and its implications for human...

Mycoplasma Arthrititis
Polyarthritis – infection and inflammation of more than one joint – can occur in mature pigs as a result of infection with Mycoplasma hyosynoviae, writes veterinarian, Mark White, in the January 2009 NADIS Pig Health Bulletin.

Canadian Hog Statistics - Fourth Quarter 2008
By Statistics Canada. At 12.4 million, there were over ten per cent fewer pigs in Canada on 1 January 2009 than one year previously, continuing a three-year downward trend.