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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Understanding intestinal health in nursery pigs and the relevant nutritional strategies
In the modern pig production, pigs are weaned at early age with immature intestine. Dietary and environmental factors challenge the intestine, specifically the jejunum, causing inflammation and oxidative stress followed by destruction of ep ...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Vietnam lost over 230,000 pigs due to ASF in 2021 so far
Over 230,000 pigs have been culled this year due to African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Vietnam — nearly three times higher than the number of pigs in the same period in 2020 and accounting for about 0.8% of the total herd.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Culling of pigs due to ASF drives up farm gate price of live pigs in Thailand
The price of live pigs at the farm gate in Thailand has climbed from $1.80/kg to 2.5/kg in just two months.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Danish Crown faces backlog of pigs, puts new suppliers on waiting list
Danish Crown was a week behind on pig pickups and will place new suppliers on a waiting list, the company said this month.
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Strategic feeding of spray-dried plasma to reduce the reliance on antibiotics in grow-finish pigs
Strategic use of Spray Dried Plasma (SDP) in grow-finish swine feed can be a health management option for farms to reduce reliance on AGP while maintaining pig health and performance. SDP provides a better economic return over feed cost com ...
Monday, November 1, 2021
Australian national plan seeks to keep feral pigs in check
Australia's National Feral Pig Action Plan sets out actions to improve feral pig management and reduce their impacts.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
How dietary protein source affects post-weaning intestinal development and microbiome of normal and intrauterine growth retardation pigs
About 15-20% of pigs are classified as having Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) or low body weight at birth [1]. The consequence of IUGR is that body growth and intestine development are compromised in utero because of a higher metabol ...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Meta-analysis identifies the effect of dietary multi-enzyme supplementation on gut health of pigs
Gut health though is not well defned the role of gastrointestinal tract is vital if an animal must perform well. Apart from digestion, secretion, and absorption gut is harbored with consortium of microbiota which plays a key role in one' ...
Monday, October 18, 2021
Not much change in salmonella prevalence in UK pigs at slaughter during 2013-19 period, according to study
The results of a study suggest that Salmonella prevalence in pigs at slaughter in the United Kingdom did not change much from 2013 to 2019.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Massive culling of pigs likely as UK abattoirs get struck by labour shortage
UK farmers have warned that up to 120,000 pigs face being culled due to a lack of abattoir workers, as acute labour shortages across supply chains continue to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom's economy.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
New general manager appointed for Topigs Norsvin Hellas
Topigs Norsvin announced last July the appointment of Ilias Beneas as general manager for Topigs Norsvin Hellas.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
New general manager appointed for Topigs Norsvin Portugal
Topigs Norsvin announced last July the appointment of Francisco Sepúlveda as general manager for Topigs Norsvin Portugal.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Dominican Republic slaughters significant number of pigs in wake of ASF outbreaks
The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs following the detection of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in 14 of the country's 32 provinces, said authorities this month.
Monday, August 16, 2021
Application of a precision nutrition tool for growing and finishing pigs
The objective of this study was to evaluate a growth model applied to adjust nutritional programs for growing and finishing pigs, in a commercial production context. The phase I (calibration) was conducted in a commercial pig production uni ...
Monday, August 16, 2021
USB: Study shows soybean meal increases weight gain and feed efficiency in growing pigs
In the last 20 years, soybean meal (SBM) inclusion levels in pig diets have become heavily dependent on pricing, according to the United Soybean Board (USB) in the United States.

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