Irish unite to ship 260 gilts to Rwanda The Irish pig industry has started a fundraising initiative to be able to send 260 gilts to farming families in...
Hypor ships pigs to the Philippines Hypor GGPs were sen to the Philippines. The 333 animals were shipped via air cargo from France. The shipment had...
Effects of fibre on the optimal threonine The University of Illinois conducted an experiment to determine the effects of dietary fibre on the optimum...
Northern Ireland: Numbers up on piglets born from gilts Pig farmers in Northern Ireland have seen the number of pigs born alive from gilts rise by 1.2 over the past...
Zoetis granted conditional license for PEDv vaccine Animal health company Zoetis has been granted a conditional license by the United States Department of...
Topigs and Norsvin merger announced at WPX Dutch breeder Topigs International and Norwegian breeding company Norsvin International have joined forces in a...
Product: MSD AH launches Porceptal MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the USA and Canada) announced the launch of Porceptal as the...
Rattlerow acquires Karro’s breeding herd sector Rattlerow Farms has acquired the breeding herd interests of Karro Food Group – making Rattlerow the leading...
Trouw Nutrition launches new sow feed recommendations Trouw Nutrition, producer of innovative feed specialties, premixes, and nutritional models and services, has...
New AI pod for outdoor sows aims to improve litter size A new service pod that has been designed for outdoor sows is being trialled in East Anglia, United Kingdom. The...
Increasing sustainability in pig production systems Modern pig production at all levels, from the farm to the sub-cellular, came under scrutiny at the recent DSM...
Major drop in Scottish pig numbers The Scottish pig population has fallen significantly, according to the latest figures from the Scottish government.
Genome sequence of 70 pigs, over 10M SNPs identified Researchers from the Animal Breeding and Genomics Group at Wageningen University and Topigs recently sequenced...
Amino acids requirements for pigs The new Rhodimet Nutrition Guide edited by Adisseo regroups the amino acids requirements for pigs.
New partnership with JSR Genetics In a joint venture to improve the sustainability of island nation São Tomé and Principe’s food supply, the...
BPEX: Ways to wean more pigs BPEX LIVE’s online workshop will highlight different ways to help producers wean more pigs per sow per year,...
Implantation in sows – the wrap-up In 2 previous episodes, pig management expert John Gadd explained about implantation in sows and the role stress...
More lessons about implantation in sows Last month, our pig management expert turned to a highly important but underestimated topic: implantation of...
Feeding weaned sows One of the least discussed topics in pig nutrition is how to feed the sow after piglets are weaned and until she...
Replacement gilts – age at first service – new advice I am sure you have seen the interesting report on age at first service by JSR Genetics revealing that age at...
Different breeds, different needs? Huge improvements in lean meat production of pigs have been made over the last 30 years. For example, since...
Modern gilt feeding methods – does it pay? I have just completed analysing the farm records from some courageous breeders who bit the bullet several years...
I trail a coat. Is the gilt really a 'herd contaminant'? Parity segregation (where the replacement female up to the second lactation is kept physically separate from...
The second most cause of enforced culling - Legs! Foot and leg problems together with lameness are still a major reason why sows have to be removed from the herd...
How to prolong sow productive lifetime Last time I showed that Sow Productive Lifetime (SPL) was far too short these days. I have been on farms...
Legs - a recurring problem From world data it seems that too many sows are not making it to a fourth parity. Leg problems are the...
Proper nutrition for gilts I believe most nutritionists, veterinarians, and producers would readily agree with me against using gilts from...
Never forget M. hyo when introducing gilts For about 20 years, it has been known that M. hyo can stay around in a pig farm through the introduction of new...
Saving energy by heating incoming air Pig houses often need additional heating at moments when the climate can turn cold. This usually costs money,...
Feed efficient pigs deal better with stress At Iowa State University, ongoing research has focused on selective breeding pigs with low residual feed intake....
Selecting pigs to better meet Asian conditions Western pig breeds may not always come fully prepared for the Asian reality - full of (different) pathogens and...
Improving bone health of hyperprolific sows Leg weakness in pigs and sows aged between four and 18 months is often due to osteochondrosis. Supplementing...
Fair Oaks Farms simply can’t get enough visitors In the US, awareness is growing that successful welfarist campaigns are related to people being poorly informed...
Indonesian feed giant's new pig operation in Vietnam Indonesian feed giant Japfa Comfeed spread its wings into South East Asia. In 2012 they partnered with...
Column: Breed differences What the text books don't tell you about: Do breed differences matter? The textbooks are mostly silent on this...
Healthy sow gut - higher litter weight Sows have become more productive, resulting in more but vulnerable piglets. Simultaneously, sows endure large...
New Pig Code of Practice is setting Canada apart Canada has its own way of overcoming societal disagreements about pig production. Stakeholders sat together and...
Fresh insights confirm role of vitamin D at farrowing The importance of vitamin D for sows cannot be emphasised enough. Once more its effects were shown in recent...
Biosecurity the key to controlling PED in Canada Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus rampaged through the US pig herd in 2013. Meanwhile, the Canadians had some...
Many factors affect sow performance at second litter Raising and managing successful sow herds comes with great responsibility and success is dependent on many...
New standards to reach the magic number 30 Water, sun, air, feed and of course pigs – no element is forgotten when planning and constructing the newly...
Epigenetics: The art of programming DNA What an animal looks like is not only just determined by its genetic material – it’s also dependent on what...
Best practices in Denmark’s swine breeding units There are major changes ahead in the area of breeding and farrowing as the demand for larger litters and more...