Positive interactions with sows reduce piglet crushing
Aug 13, 2019Susan Spiegel
Encouraging staff to have more direct involvement with managing and handling sows can have positive impacts on herd welfare and mortality rates, say scientists.
Good hygiene key to health and performance in fattening units, scientists find
Apr 26, 2019Susan Spiegel
Investing in biosecurity in fattening units could see Europe’s pig sector increase its earnings by billions of Euros a year thanks to improved pig health and growth rates.
PRRS vaccine overcomes maternal immunity in day-old piglets
Mar 18, 2019Susan Spiegel
A new vaccine for PRRS has been shown to overcome maternal immunity in newborn piglets, offering protection from this costly disease from before weaning through slaughter.
Industry and government must help producers prepare for new German castration ban, pig vet says
Jan 30, 2019Susan Spiegel
With new legislation in Germany banning castration without full anesthesia starting in 2021, the time for producers to make changes is now, a swine veterinarian says.
Monitor growth restrictions to improve long-term piglet success
Oct 09, 2018Susan Spiegel
Tracking signs of pre-natal growth restriction in piglets could help producers select sows that are likely to have healthier offspring with lower rates of mortality, scientists say.
