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The upward trendline of sow mortality over the past several years is noteworthy and needs to be addressed. But until farms have a clearer understanding of why a gilt or sow leaves the breeding herd, progress will be limi…

SHIC's Paul Sundberg provides an update on African swine fever in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

China's demand for pork has influenced the rise of the global export economy, but this demand will not last forever. What will the future look like?

Lean hog futures prices this week hit a more-than-six-month low and the market bears have seized near-term technical control.

Australia's competition regulator has raised concerns over meatpacker JBS SA's proposed A$175 million ($128.3 million) acquisition of pork processor Rivalea.

Since its introduction in 2011, the system to classify breeding herds according to their porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) status has provided swine veterinarians and producers with a well-defin…

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Zoetis highlights its training programs aimed at helping producers with sow care, individual pig care, and administering vaccines to pigs.

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The selling price of pork continues to drop as the market is flooded with panic slaughtering and selling. How can this be solved?

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) continues to plague US swine herds. The pathogen is especially troublesome in cases of co-infection with other diseases on a farm. The first step to controlling and eliminating …

It’s not unrealistic to say that if you checked the nasal cavities or tonsils of any group of pigs, you would find Streptococcus suis (Strep suis). While the strain and impact can vary widely, this commensal bacterium is…

Pharmaceutical use of zinc oxide in piglet nursery diets is on the way out in the European Union. Strategic use of dietary fiber is a strong alternative in protein-dense feed.

CME lean hog futures trading has turned sideways and choppy the past week.

US producers and veterinarians have seen an influx of different types of influenza viruses in the last 10 to 15 years, and that is a major reason why influenza is more difficult to control, said Montserrat Torremorell, D…

DSM nutritionist discusses strategies to help producers improve sow health on-farm.

Everyone knows that a breeding female is a valuable asset because it drives the farm’s downstream production. But the costs involved in getting a replacement gilt ready to enter the breeding herd or to keep a sow there a…

Selection indexes in the Genesus Genetic Program are a measure of profitability. Genomic Estimated Breeding Values (GEBV) are estimated for the key traits affecting profitability. The higher the Index the more profitable…

The US Customs and Border Protection is taking steps to prevent an ASF outbreak in the US after African Swine Fever was recently discovered in the Dominican Republic.

Keeping sow mortality rates in check is not only critical to a farm’s productivity and cost structure, it’s key to ensuring the public’s trust in the care and well-being of food-production animals. Yet in recent years, t…