A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.

Moravka is a breed of combined production traits that was created as a result of unsystematic crossings of Šumadinka and Berkshire.

In this third article we will review the key aspects and critical points that need to be considered when designing a swine transport hygiene protocol for your system.

How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?

Confinement is strongly criticised by public opinion and the industry is moving towards innovative housing of lactating sows.

The severity of the pig euthanasia curve will be determined by how successful producers are at slowing pig growth as well as how successful packers are at returning to full harvest efficiency.

During lactation ensuring the sow consumes enough water is essential, as well as maintaining the water:feed ratio needed to lessen weight loss in the sow and allow a greater daily gain in the piglets.

It is not the strongest, the fastest, or the smartest who survive, but those who are best able to adapt to change.

Data sheet with nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about lard.

Respiratory pathogens produce different coughs. Any coughing by pigs in a grow-out barn can vary according to the infection present, so it is worthwhile to listen carefully.

Not all progress is made through "smart farming." Here's a simple solution that can greatly improve biosecurity between batches of weaned piglets, preventing recirculation of disease.

This article describes what the "ideal" wash station for cleaning animal transport vehicles would look like, with the highest standards.

Its high survivability in the environment, a long infective period, limited cross-protection, strains with different pathogenicity, and lateral infections make stabilization difficult.

Despite being a well-known technique, mistakes are still made with its application on farms, and questions are raised that we will try to answer.

A 10% cumulative drop in the price of pork in Spain seems mild, very mild indeed for what is to come. Hold on tight, there are curves coming...

Harmonization of short and long-term control of feed intake requires a finely tuned chemosensory system capable of communicating with the brain.

A discussion of the different micro and macroscopic lesions caused by PRRSV, PCV-2, swine flu virus, and porcine respiratory coronavirus.

This vaccine looks promising, but... are we going to see it in Europe?

This article summarizes some of the most important measures illustrated in our infographic video to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 between farm workers while performing their daily tasks at the farm.

The challenges facing the global pork chain from the multi-headed monster pandemics of African Swine Fever in swine and COVID-19 disease in humans are breathtaking.

The Mora Romagnola is a breed of pig from Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. The name ‘Mora’ was codified in 1942 and is due to its colour, dark brown tending to black.

Pork prices are declining due to lower demand from slaughterhouses affected by labor shortages and problems in foreign market access.

The world of viruses is dynamic. Their epidemiology varies according to our actions. New strains and new serotypes appear. Are we prepared?

Prefabricated rooms or renovated shipping containers can be the first line of defense for external biosecurity, increasing the protection of our farms from the entry of diseases.

The price of pork in Spain is well above that of Europe. With a weekly slaughter of 1,000,000 head, how will coronavirus affect slaughterhouse workers or reduce purchasing from the hotel and catering industry?

Farm biosecurity is key to preventing the entrance of new infections and pig diseases, but human diseases can also be devastating: Covid-19 can put the human teams on our farms at risk.

Mangalitsa is an autochthonous fatty type pig breed, created from the old Serbian Šumadinka breed.

Random shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic will severely disrupt supply chains.

Lessons learnt from two of the most important virologists of the north American swine industry, Dra. Torremorell and Dra. Culhane, from other coronavirus outbreaks than spread globally within the swine industry.

What kind of cells make up the respiratory defense system of pigs? How do they organize and communicate with each other?

In this article we share the WHO guidelines for hand hygiene, which is a very important part of the day-to-day on a pig farm as incorrect washing leaves some areas dirty.

Why is achieving efficient transport biosecurity so complicated? In this first article of a series, we will review the different challenges we need to overcome in order to achieve more efficient biosecurity in pig transport vehicles.

In the years since the PCV-2 vaccine was introduced to solve the enormous problem caused by circovirus, what do you think has changed and how does it affect farms?

Restoring normalcy in China is the key factor in the current world market for pork. That's just how things stand.

Deviations from the sow's normal consumption pattern during the lactation phase have important production implications.

Technology has been a part of many pig farms for years, but it is an area that is exploding globally

In May 2019 we asked the users of 333 what they expected the maximum price to be in their country. Let's see who was right...

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has taken over headlines recently. In this article we review the different diseases that this family of viruses causes in pigs, remembering that no infections in humans have been reported from swine coronaviruses.

This protocol allows for PRRS monitoring at all stages of pig production with good results, little technical difficulty, and a lower cost.

What nutrients can we increase or decrease in piglet diets during lactation and after weaning to improve immune response and growth?

Lietuvos Baltosios senojo tipo pigs are remaining purebred pigs of local Lithuanian pig breed (Lietuvos Baltosios) adapted to the specific local environment and locally available feedstuffs.

We believe that the price of pork in Spain won't drop until after summer.

First ASF, now Coronavirus, back-to-back black swan events have rocked the global economy and troubled the global meat industry. How to face the next one?

The three main causes suspected were a low level of vitamin E in sow diets, warfarin poisoning or thrombocytopenia purpura.

In the first part of this article series we addressed how to correctly stimulate oestrus. In this article we continue talking with swine reproduction specialist, Javier Gil Pascual, focusing on heat detection.

Does a high retention rate indicate high productivity?

Although pigs are not particularly efficient in fermenting dietary fiber, fortunately a number of fiber degrading enzymes are available but it is important that the specific enzymes are matched to the substrate.

Nurse sows may represent a source of infection to the newly adopted pigs.

The Lithuanian indigenous wattle (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vietinė) is a domestic pig native to Lithuania and is one of the oldest pig varieties in Europe.

Interview with the owner of Yangxiang to understand a bit better the development of the project and what they have learned.

In US, even with record China sales, production overwhelms the markets, a quite different situation than in Spain, where pig prices soar while packers make handsome profits on exports without being able to raise the prices for pork going into domestic and retail sales.

As we close an exceptional year in the pork industry, Spanish's analyst Guillem Burset analyzes the current situation and clues us in to how next year may be.

Does feeding time affect reproductive performance?

This chapter presents the history and the current state-of-the-art in the only Slovenian autochthonous pig breed - Krškopolje pig (Krškopoljski prašič).

What nutrients can be provided to the sow to improve fetal growth, production of milk and colostrum and to modulate the inflammatory response.

A comprehensive management plan for slurry transforms a perceived problem into an opportunity and a valued resource.

Overwhelming euphoria should not blind us or cloud our senses: What will happen when China returns to self-sufficiency?

Do we clearly understand which are the most effective biosecurity measurements to prevent the transmission of ASF between farms when infection pressure increases? What are the major worries of those producers and veterinarians dealing with outbreaks of the disease over short distances?

In a series of articles, swine reproduction and insemination specialist, Javier Gil Pascual, addresses the key aspects of oestrus stimulation and detection, and insemination.

History and current status of the Iberian breed, an autochthonous pig breed of the Iberian Peninsula.