Nuria LLanes Baró

Weaning is a critical event in the pig’s life. It is a very important and stressful transition that, if not handled properly, can be responsible for the occurrence of diarrhoea and/or poorly adapted piglets.

The aim is to avoid dehydration during the first days after weaning to improve feed intake.

Quick and simple system for identifying if we have an excessive yeast proliferation.

This case describes an acute outbreak of gastric ulcers in pigs of 30-40 kg live weight that affected 38 farms throughout a year and that presented mortalities from a 5% up to a 40% depending on the severity of the cases.

Some tips to reduce feed costs on pig farms.

We should focus on actions that are in our hands to try to improve the profitability of our farms.