Miguel Ángel Higuera

Autor

Miguel Ángel Higuera Pascual is a DVM from the Universidad Complutense (Madrid), where he also took the II Course on specialization in swine livestock.

He started his professional activity in the company Kubus, S.A., and at the same time he worked in the Madrid Veterinary Medicine Faculty Biology Department vitrifying porcine embryos. After some time he was part of the technical team at Kubus. Later on, and with the aim of making progress in the knowledge of the swine production, he started his way as a porcine production veterinarian at Proinserga (Segovia) being, in the first stages, a pig farm veterinarian, but taking care, later on, of the artificial insemination centres. After a very fruitful and enriching time with the pig production in Segovia (his homeland), he changes register reaching the Technical Management at the Select Swine Livestock National Association, from where he finally jumps to the Porcine Livestock Producers National Association (ANPROGAPOR) as the Manager Assistant.

At present he is the representative of the Spanish swine sector at the Pig Meat Forecasts Committee and at the Pig Meat Consultative Committee, both pertaining to the General Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture. He is also representative of the Animal Welfare Consultative Committee at the General Directorate of Sanco, member (from Asaja) of three work groups atCOPA-COGECA: Swine Meat, Environment, and Animal Health and Welfare (he is vice-president of the latter work group). He is also the Spanish representative at the Animal Health and Sanitary Safety Federation and member of many other organizations with which to put pressure and lobby in order to defend the best opportunities for the Spanish swine sector.

Updated CV 06-Nov-2012

See more
Anprogapor
Spain
TwitterLinkedinTelegramTelegram
2 Like2 Comments
share
My favorites
13-Aug-2019Miguel HigueraDr. Rueff,
You’re right! in pigs with 125-135 kg the inmunocastration vaccine (2 doses) works perfectly and is the recommended option to produce animals without any problem of boar taint and improving animal welfare. When we are talking about “heavy” pigs, we are talking about animals with more than 160 kg and more than 9 months (Italian system) or more than 10 months (Spanish iberico pig). For those animals, and considering the production system and management, maybe it is needed 3 doses if you don’t want to have any anomalous behaviour (mounting) in finishers. in this case, the protocol is the same you are using but with a 3rd dose 2-3 months after the 2nd one. But also in those animals (>160 kg) boar taint is eliminated with 2 doses (1st dose with 7-8 month and 2nd one with 8-9 months). Anyway, I am sure, veterinarians of Zoetis could advise for any particular situation.
Miguel A. Higuera
TwitterLinkedinTelegramTelegram
3 Likecomment
share
My favorites
TwitterLinkedinTelegramTelegram
Likecomment
share
My favorites
TwitterLinkedinTelegramTelegram
1 Like1 Comments
share
My favorites
27-Nov-2017leekarpfhello, i'm trying to get access to the full article, is it possible? thank you :)

Welcome to 333

Connect, share, and interact with the largest community of professionals in the swine industry.

Celebrating 136948Users on 333!

Sign upAlready a member?
Recommended accounts
Wang  Lily

Wang Lily

Other - China
Zhou  Lydia

Zhou Lydia

Other - China
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
Company - Germany
Crystal Spring Hog Equipment
Company - Canada
Idexx

Idexx

Company - Netherlands