Three studies were performed with French consumers in order to determine androstenone threshold levels for the acceptability of entire male pork at eating (grilled pork chops).

Benzoic acid is more effective than sodium-benzoate in piglet’s performance and metabolism.

Lidocaine reduced pain during castration and that meloxicam reduced pain after castration.

Sodium sulfate on drinking water has a negative effect on piglet performance.

A dose titration study was conducted using a Lawsonia intracellularis mucosal homogenate model in weaned pigs.

High fiber diets reduce stress markers in group housing gestating sows.

The results show the importance of the FA composition in colostrum on the growth of piglets.

The use of dietary Zn in montmorillonite hybrids for piglet diets improve performance and digestive parameters.

Replacement strategies may have weaknesses that should be addressed to facilitate PRRSV management at the herd and regional levels.

Lysozyme supplementation may reduce the negative impact of Escherichia coli K88 in weanling piglets.

The objectives of the present study were to determine the DE, ME and NE of glycerol, glycerol urine content and effect of glycerin level on growth performances and carcass characteristics.

The use of a zootechnical feed additive during gestation may reduce microbial pathogens in feces and improve IGA concentration in calostrum.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii significantly increased the IgG and IgA concentration of colostrum.

Perinatal flavour learning may reduce piglets’ stress from birth onwards.

Oral administration of recombinant tobacco seeds expressing antigenic proteins against VTEC strains can induce an increase of mucosal antibodies.

Saponin-enriched diets may affect intestinal permeability but this not alter piglet performance.

These results indicate that, when combined with dual infection by B. bronchiseptica and P. multocida, dietary exposure of pigs to FB1 toxin raises the risk of pneumonia.

Plasma insulin could be modulated by dietary carbohydrates in sows.

The objectives of this study were to compare and characterize the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Campylobacter in conventional and antimicrobial-free production systems on farms, at slaughter, and in the environment.

Acutely infected pig populations do generate airborne influenza A virus viable particles capable of being exhausted from pig barns and likely disseminated to other farms in the vicinity.

n-3 PUFA supplementation in the maternal diet may affect the intestinal development of the offspring.

The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of microbial phytase according to three dietary concentrations of calcium on the digestive utilisation of P in weanling pigs.

SWE supplementation post-weaning provides a dietary means to improve gut health and to enhance growth performance in starter pigs.

Regional vaccination with an autogenous killed vaccine did not effectively reduce the number of PRRSV related crises in the vaccinated farms.

The dietary inclusion of Houttuynia cordata and Taraxacum officinale leads to an improvement of the growth performance, inmune defense and meat quality in finishing pigs.

Adding an aqueous iodine supplement to nursery pigs, therefore, did not provide an advantage for either growth or oral condition. Deleterious oral conditions do increase after weaning, with gingivitis being associated with lower piglet weight.

GE and TDF digestibility of novel carbohydrates sources for growing pigs.

These results may contribute to the improvement of the welfare and performance of growing-finishing pigs by a better knowledge of the influence of the rearing environment.

Use of NFIDs does not prevent hematogenous transmission of PRRSV.

The effects of some antibiotics on the intestinal microbiota does not explain a growth-promoting effect.

In conclusion, even on farms with sows that have high PCV2 antibody titers, vertical transmission of PCV2 may occur, resulting in piglet infection.

Conjugated linoleic acid in pig diets may improve marbling and pork quality.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in plasma protein profiles of neonatal piglets before and after suckling, in order to characterize the gastrointestinal absorption of colostral proteins into the neonatal bloodstream.

Arginine has a key role in metabolism regulation in weanling pigs.

This case represents an atypical manifestation of streptococcal meningoencephalitis of swine and is, to our knowledge, the first description of S suis serotype 2-induced cerebral abscesses in pigs.

Increasing tryptophan:lysine ratio from 15 to 21% in DDGS rich diets improves carcass yields in finishing pigs.

Boars need to be treated as individuals and fed accordingly. It is advisable to weigh the boars frequently to maintain the correct plane of nutrition.

The use of cracked corn in pelleted diets may improve performance and reduce gastric ulcer scores in fattening pigs.

Both plants, Eugenia and Pterocarya can represent effective alternatives to feed antimicrobials for the use in prevention of PWD in pigs, but further studies are necessary.

The inclusion of ClO₂ in drinking water can enhance the growth of pigs during the finishing phase.

The results show that brucellosis is endemic in wild boar in southern Belgium.

Feeding 25OHD₃ to gilts may have a positive impact on the red meat yield of their offspring.

To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first description of porcine PARV4 in the U.S. pig population.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG does not ameliorate the negative effects caused by E. coli F4-in challenged piglets.

The secondary immunization can be moved closer to slaughter, while still limiting the incidence of boar taint.

Oat by-products are a potential antioxidant for pig diets enhancing the oxidative stability of pork.

Selection for high meat production level might be associated with an increased susceptibility of animals to environmental stressors.

A dietary supplementation of 50 ppm of L-carnitine improved some productive traits in finishing pigs.

Those factors that were significantly associated with longevity, regardless of definition, were age at first farrowing, litter size at first farrowing and last farrowing...

Increasing feeding allowance to gestating sows does not provide major benefits to the offspring.

The aim of this study was to make a clinical description of NNPD and to establish which pathogens are associated with NNPD.

The inclusion of osteopontin in milk formulas protects against necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm piglets.

Aerosols of PRRS virus were exposed to one of four doses of UV254 under nine combinations of temperature (n = 3) and relative humidity (n = 3).

Dietary protein:carbohydrate ratio of the diet may affect fetal growth sow’s during pregnancy.

The effects of two types of litter (straw and sawdust) and two feeding systems (dry and liquid) on nitrogenous (NH₃, N₂O and N₂) and carbon emissions (CH₄ and CO₂) were determined in growing pigs.

N-acetylcysteine reduces the intestinal damage in piglets by lipopolysaccharide.

The different altrenogest treatments before weaning did not prevent the growth of follicles before weaning and similarly affected subsequent follicle development and fertility.

Medium-high lysine content diet, the best combination of immunologically castrated pigs.

3 hours lairage was insufficient to fully acclimatize pigs, while 12 hours resulted in lower stress measurements.

Oriental medicinal plants as positive alternative to antibiotics in fattening pigs.