Farrowing duration can affect colostrum yield Longer farrowing duration can be detrimental and can negatively influence sow colostrum yield.
Denmark: New PRRS strain emerged A new PRRS strain emerged in the Danish pig sector this summer. In total about 35 Danish swine farms were hit....
Celery, cereals or peanuts? Piglets like variation Dietary diversity seems a promising feeding strategy in getting piglets to eat during lactation.
Healthy sows wean more piglets A recently published trial on sow nutrition demonstrates that dry fermented proteins have a considerable impact...
African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
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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...
3 Lessons to reduce antimicrobials in pigs Pig farmers are under increasing pressure to reduce or eliminate antimicrobials from their production practices....
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....