Piglet vitality and lifetime performance begins pre-farrowing 19 Oct 2020 Inter-related factors leading up to farrowing and continuing through the parturition process influence piglet performance and quality.
Germany finds one new swine fever case in wild boar 19 Oct 2020 One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been found in the wild boar population in Brandenburg, the eastern German region's government said on Friday 16 October.
ASF gap in China drives global protein inflation 6 Oct 2020 Brett Stuart, President of Global Agri-Trends, argues that the ASF gap in China is actually causing global protein inflation
Kansas State researcher works with South Korean company on ASF vaccine 29 Sep 2020 New vaccine development helps target ASF, an endemic disease in several parts of the world
Russia detects traces of ASF in finished pork products 26 Oct 2020 Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said that it had found traces of African swine fever in pork products in several regions.
Germany detects five more cases of ASF in wild boar 26 Oct 2020 Germany’s Agriculture Ministry has confirmed five additional cases of African swine fever in Brandenburg’s wild boar population.
2021 AASV Annual Meeting Goes Virtual 23 Oct 2020 The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) has decided to host the 2021 meeting virtually
Genetic diversity makes swine influenza a challenge for producers 23 Oct 2020 Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is one of the primary respiratory pathogens challenging swine production systems in the US and around the world, said Phil Gauger, DVM, PhD, an associate professor at Iowa State Univers…
A new vaccine against piglet diarrhea is on its way 23 Oct 2020 Research is underway to develop a new, effective vaccine against weaning diarrhea in piglets.
Weight Gain Discover the five main types of pig weight gain supplements, and find out the scientifically best way to make pigs gain weight fast with innovative solutions from BIOMIN.
Disease and welfare issues of the newly-weaned sow 9 Nov 2018 There are a number of health and welfare problems that are particularly prevalent in newly-weaned sows, including mastitis and lameness.…
Nutritional deficiencies and excesses affecting pig welfare 9 Nov 2018 Most nutritional issues in pigs arise due to deficiencies though clinical disease can also occur due to excesses of certain dietary elements.…
Airborne and animal transmission of disease in pig herds 9 Nov 2018 Swine diseases can be spread via a number of avenues, making biosecurity a priority, especially in outdoor pig herds where birds and insects can carry diseases from other farms into naive herds.…
Spread of disease by vehicles 9 Nov 2018 There is no doubt that vehicles which carry pigs, particularly those that carry slaughter pigs to the abattoir, pose a serious risk, so do vehicles picking up dead pigs for disposal. The risk from feed lorries is less but should not be ignored.…
Amid growing customer demand, ADM invests to significantly expand probiotics production 24 Oct 2020 Sponsored State-of-the-art expansion represents five-fold increase in probiotics production capacity
How to generate savings in swine feed: Re-validate and adjust nutritional value of methionine sources 23 Oct 2020 Sponsored Methionine functions in the metabolism Methionine's role in the body goes beyond protein synthesis. One of the most imp…
Jim Long Pork Commentary: US pork powerhouses 22 Oct 2020 Sponsored Successful Farming yearly does a list of the Top 40 swine producers in the US It’s a regional survey compared to the Glo…
More can be done to reduce the negative impact of EU agriculture 22 Oct 2020 A new study exploring the future of the agriculture sector in the European Union stresses that efficiency and replacing high climate impact inputs can reduce negative impacts.…
Swine veterinarian shares lessons learned from COVID-19 disruptions 26 Oct 2020 Nothing in his lifetime could have prepared Paul Yeske, DVM, of Swine Vet Center, for the painful fallout from COVID-19 …
Genetic diversity makes swine influenza a challenge for producers 23 Oct 2020 Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is one of the primary respiratory pathogens challenging swine production systems in t…
Raising pigs without antibiotics offers niche market but with limitations 21 Oct 2020 Markets for pork produced without antibiotics continue to grow. But this method of production is not for every farm, cau…
Decontamination protocols fail to disinfect incoming hog supplies 20 Oct 2020 Biosecurity protocols are critical to keeping the US hog herd healthy, and one of the regular tasks is to disinfect a wi…
