Water consumption and quality: Relevance at postweaning
To achieve a good feed intake it is essential to reach adequate water consumption
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…
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
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.
What makes us stand out is the quality and independence of our contents. Find out about the authors who make it possible. Our goal is to generate a virtual community of advanced users in the sector.
Academic background
Bsc in Veterinary Medicine/Science and Animal Husbandry, Central University of Ecuador. 1995.
Homologation of his Bsc in Veterinary Medicine/Science by the MEC (Spain) in 2001.
Post-graduate degree in Pig Feeding. Swine Investigations Institute. Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Cuba 1996.
Post-graduate degree in Swine Genetics and Reproduction. Swine Investigations Institute. Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Cuba 1996.
Specialised Higher Studies. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Bellaterra. 1998.
Post-graduate degree in Animal Welfare. Association of Veterinarians of Barcelona. 2009.
Work Experience
Field veterinarian, carrying out his work activity through several private companies in the pig sector in Spain, and Central and South America, such as boar studs, companies that build bodyworks for the transport of animals, farm-building companies, consulting companies, training centres, etc. He also provides technical advice to small, medium and large producers. Since 2009 he is consultant in Animal Welfare.
He also collaborates with several journals/magazines from Latin America and Spain, such as Porcicultura Ecuatoriana, from Ecuador (his country of origin); El Porcicultor y su entorno, from Mexico; Campo Abierto from Venezuela; Anaporc, Avances and Suis from Spain (where he currently lives); and Engormix, from Argentina.
Dr. Jacho López is a member of the faculty of the Quintanes Agricultural Familiar School in the specialities of Swine Management and Livestock Production. He currently manages investigation projects about matters having to do with sustainable pig production from the R+D+i department of Inti Veterinaris. He is also a member of the jury of the Quintanes-BBVA Award for Entrepreneurs in the Rural Environment.
Updated CV 13-Feb-2017
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