Articles - Management

Key questions about heat stress: Physiology and behavior

How does heat stress affect our pigs? This four-part question-and-answer series will give us an in-depth understanding of this key aspect of pig production.

Effect of drying and warming piglets at farrowing on preweaning mortality

Drying and warming the piglets favors their survival only in farrowing units with moderate or suboptimal temperatures (<25ºC).

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Keys to more humane and effective error management on pig farms

When we manage errors systematically, we stop punishing symptoms and start addressing the real causes.

Management Article

Tucked tails? Act fast!

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

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Constipation in sows, a hidden enemy

The constant search for solutions to challenges in management, health, reproduction, nutrition, and feeding—and their interactions—should be a technical principle if we aim to maximize the genetic potential of our farms.

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Using easily installed physical barriers to define biosecurity boundaries

The installation of physical barriers at strategic personnel entry points help to define distinct biosecurity areas. This method is commonly used in farms that lack a clear separation between areas with different biosecurity levels.