Weaning phase is one of the most critical during pig production. Improvements in nutrition and its effect in the intestinal immunity can be key to help the piglets to overcome…
In pork production, manure is the product that impacts more to the environment, but is possible to improve pig production sustainability.
Pork is the most widely consumed meat worldwide. The United States produced around 13.18 million metric tons in 2019 and it is the third country regarding pig production, which is…
How many times have you asked yourself: what is this pig thinking? They don't have to talk to us to communicate their needs. The simple observation of their behavior provides…
The Chinese swine industry is the main pig producer and its pig production sector breeds as many pigs as the rest of the countries in the world together. In the…
In the last 50 years, pig production has increased worldwide. Do you know if COVID-19 and other factors are changing this tendence?
A study explored the underlying genetic architecture of live-born and dead-born piglets in a Duroc pig population.
Consumers are increasingly interested in knowing the origin of the food they consume. Pig rearing conditions related to animal welfare are issues of concern to the general population. In addition,…
The aim of this review is to provide an overview on tail posture and motion in pigs and to provide methodological recommendations for future research.
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated today announced the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. This fusion strengthens Elanco’s Innovation, Portfolio, Productivity (IPP) strategy.
Is it possible to achieve both high sow welfare and lower environmental degradation? Danish researchers have recently embarked on a project to investigate the answer to that question. How…
Eliminating growth-promoting antibiotics from diets could lead to the incidence of disease and reduce production performance; therefore, alternatives to the use of antibiotics are presented to improve the capacity of…
Overuse of antibiotics has led us to the problem of resistance. Do you think that is possible to eliminate completely antibiotics from pig diet?
Biosecurity is the basis of all disease prevention programs and even more important in the scenarios of antibiotic reduction.
Researchers have found a new strain of influenza virus with "pandemic potential" in China. It is a virus that can spread from pigs to humans, and has made a number…
EFSA highlights the lack of skills and/or training of staff working at slaughter as a serious welfare problem and proposes preventive measures.
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