Dietary Preferences of Pigs
SWEDEN - Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions.

Sweden and Finland in Farm Subsidy Spat
SWEDEN - Sweden has called for an end to national farm subsidies in Southern Finland. Finland's Agriculture Minister, Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, says the Finnish government believes that Sweden, too, should be able to extend national subsidies.

Sweden reports first case of PRRS
SWEDEN - The first case of PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome) has been reported in Sweden. Since the spread of the disease seems to be limited to a few farms, the Swedish Board of Agriculture has decided to kill and destroy all animals...

Research explains why piglets shudder to keep warm
SWEDEN - Researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, have uncovered a genetic reason why newborn piglets are less tolerant to cold than other newborn mammals, reports the NPA. It turns out that the gene that codes for the protein UCP1 was inactivated some...