The pig sector events all around the world
Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
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A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
All livestock sectors are seeking to reduce imports of raw protein materials. Insect meals belong to the category of concentrated protein sources, but their nutritional characteristics are poorly documented and attempts to incorporate them into swine feed have been the subject of few publications.
Data sheet with the nutritional value and the most recent studies on lysine supplementation.
Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on nutrition given at the latest edition of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).
In this second article, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on vaccines and biosecurity given at AASV 2024.
Controlled crude protein reduction and use of essential amino acids can improve feed efficiency, decrease water consumption, and reduce nitrogen excretion.
Doctoral thesis from the University of Milan (Italy), advised by Luciana Rossi.
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Basic principles of amino acids and the concept of ideal protein in swine nutrition.
From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study about the effect of postweaning feed intake.
Although initially the focus was on the gastric ulcers, after the first visits, more importance was given to liver damage and poisoning was suspected.
Including dried brewers' spent grains in the feed not only provides protein but can lessen the environmental impact of pig slurry.
Modulation of the microbiota seems to influence the presence of S. Suis and the expression of its virulence factors.
Doctoral thesis from the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Department, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), advised by Luciana Rossi.
In the previous article, we learned about the concept of feed safety, its impact on swine production, and the responsibility of the compound feed industry in the food chain. Now we will focus on how to practically apply this concept in the compound feed production process.
The consequences of different nutritional changes were analyzed, whether applied to the pregnant mother or directly to the offspring. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Spain. Advised by Anna Bassols and with the collaboration of Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes.
Doctoral thesis from the University of Lisbon. The scientific advisor was Professor José António Mestre Prates with co-supervisors Professor João Pedro Bengala Freire and Professor André Martinho de Almeida.
An investigation at both phenotypic and genotypic levels of the implications of the intrauterine development of the piglets in the postnatal growth. Doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Spain, advised by Antonio Gonzalez de Bulnes, Cristina Óvilo Martín and Beatriz Isabel Redondo.
The congress was distinguished by the participation of relevant industry leaders, its academic excellence and learning methodologies, and the networking spaces, bringing together more than 1,300 people from all over the region.
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A small cart is parked at the end of the aisle of each farrowing room, just below a dry feed distribution line.
Today's swine industry depends on a supply of properly balanced feed, the quality and safety of which are critical to pig health, welfare, and maximum productive performance.
Data sheet with the nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about sweet whey.
The farmer decided to use a facility that was previously used for finishing pigs for the final growth phase of gilts. He adapted the liquid feeders to be able to feed dry feed semi-ad libitum.
Are we forgetting the importance of vitamin levels in the post-weaning diet in the post-zinc oxide era?
