Gentle handling does not impact pig performance Gentle handling of pigs can reduce pigs’ anxiety and increase their willingness to approach handlers, but...
EU’s zinc oxide ban: Preventing PWD with vaccination The new EU regulations restricting the use of colistin and phasing out zinc oxide increase the need for pig...
Which anaesthesia is best during piglet castration? Danish researchers will be studying different local anaesthesia methods in order to figure out what is the best...
Straw increases feed intake in growers The provision of straw to grow-finisher pigs appears to have a positive effect on feed intake.
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Replacing ZnO requires a combined approach Time is running out to find solutions that could be used to replace therapeutic, high-level zinc oxide in weaned...
3 Steps to fight post-weaning diarrhoea It is well-known that post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets is a multifactorial problem. Tackling that without the...
Weaning piglets – is the glass half full or half empty? How many piglets can be weaned per litter? Much of that depends on genetics and management techniques used. A...
One more note on the Zero Zinc Summit… If there is one thing the Zero Zinc Summit in Denmark showed, it was that finding alternatives to zinc oxide is...
Piglets Piglets are the future capital of every pig operation. However, newborn piglets are vulnerable to virtually...
Piglet health Nowhere in the pork production chain pigs are as vulnerable as when they are piglets. Challenges are everywhere....