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In 2024, the most-read articles on Pig333 highlighted a diverse range of topics that underscore the dynamic nature of the global swine industry. Key market analyses looked at pork consumption in Europe, the production situation in China, and the forecast for global pork supply in 2024. Technical content, like the necropsy manual and studies on sow mortality and lung lesions, provided valuable insights. Furthermore, articles on management practices such as cross-fostering, tail docking, and vaccine handling offered practical guidance for improving animal welfare and operational efficiency. Don't miss these popular articles:
#1 Pork consumption in Europe in 2023
August 5 - A look at the trends in pork consumption by country. Most countries, except Germany and Italy, saw pork consumption decline in 2023. IFIP explains the reasons for this drop. Read more.
#2 What will 2024 bring?
January 26 - Analyst Guillem Burset addresses the question on every swine producer's mind giving his market assessment and predictions for the year. Read more.
#3 Necropsy manual: Necropsy of a piglet in lateral decubitus (I)
February 8 - In 2024 we launched our Necropsy manual. This first installment details how to perform a necropsy on a piglet. Created by the pathological anatomy team of the University of Cordoba, Spain with Jordi Guillaumet. Read more.
#4 The current situation and trends of the swine industry in China
July 19 - An inside look from Bill Wang at the trends of the swine industry in China regarding pork consumption and pig production. Read more.
#5 Sow mortality: How and who? (1/2)
March 18 - To reduce mortality, it is essential to diagnose the causes. Enric Marco addresses how to determine which sows are dying and how. Read more.
#6 Cross fostering and nurse sows (II): How to do the movements?
February 26 - Moving surplus piglets forces us to use nurse sows. Javier Lorente and Luis Sanjoaquin explain two ways to do this in a very visual video. Read more.
#7 World pork supply forecast downward in 2024
April 8 - This outlook by IFIP looked at how the dynamics of the world's main pork producers could affect production results in 2024: China, the European Union, the United States, and Brazil. Read more.
#8 Is it practically possible to phase out tail docking in piglets?
March 11 - Professor Zygmunt Pejsak gives his opinion on whether it is ethically justified and practically possible to phase out this practice in piglets. Read more.
#9 Productive and economic impact of pig lung lesions detected at slaughter
February 16 - Post-mortem evaluation of macroscopic lesions in the respiratory system of pigs is a valuable tool to identify affected herds. This practice also makes it possible to estimate economic losses. Authors Luís Guilherme Oliveira, Marina Sibila i Vidal, Joaquim Segalés, Maria Pieters, and Dominiek Gabriel Daniel Maes look at several studies correlating production losses to observed areas of damage. Read more.
#10 On-farm vaccine handling (III): Administration
September 5 - A review of vaccine administration routes, administration methods according to the type of animal, and how to manage vaccination supplies by Javier Lorente. Read more.
