Articles - Pig health

Nutrition plays a major role in the immune response. The interaction of different dietary components with other factors such as environment, health status, and genetics plays an important role in modulating the immune response.

In the fifth installment of the manual we address the examination of the organs of the abdominal cavity.

This article describes the main characteristics of commercial vaccines to combat PRRS.

This farm has built a small chute to vaccinate an entire pen of piglets in record time.

Gene editing represents a significant technological advancement that we must thoroughly understand due to its potential impact on the swine industry. Will there be animals resistant to viral diseases?

A better understanding of the modulatory effects of functional amino acids and polyphenols may support nutritionists in formulating more adapted diets and contribute to the development of nutritional strategies to improve animal performance, well-being, and health.

Moving away from weekly batch management improved Time to stability, Time to baseline production and Total Piglet losses per 1,000 sows after a PRRS outbreak.

In the fourth installment of the manual, we address examining the thoracic cavity organs.

The overall risk of a PRRS outbreak is 12 times higher during the first 15 days after pumping manure than the rest of the year.

This article describes the main characteristics of commercial vaccines for combatting porcine parvovirus.

A review of vaccine administration routes, administration methods according to the type of animal, and how to manage vaccination supplies.

In this second installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers and posters on health, immunology, and vaccines presented at the latest edition of the IPVS and ESPHM-ECPHM in Leipzig.

Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations from the latest AASV, ranging from the future of the veterinary profession to the eradication of diseases, hog prices, and experiences in improving pig survival.

Pig333 interviewed Prof. Pulina of the University of Sassari who has been involved in eradicating African swine fever in Sardinia. ASF arrived on the island in 1978 through contaminated pork products. After many years of struggle, the virus has now been eradicated.

Fly control should not be limited to the summer months, as it plays a significant role in disease transmission and the well-being of people and animals.

In this second article, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on vaccines and biosecurity given at AASV 2024.

This article describes the main characteristics of commercial vaccines to combat swine circovirosis.

One percentage of affected lung volume was associated with a 0.24% reduction in lean meat content.

The slaughterhouse suspected animal welfare issues as a high number of healed broken ribs were found during the meat inspection of a batch of pigs.

In the first two installments, we covered necropsy in lateral decubitus. In this third installment, we will look at necropsy in the supine position

Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on swine health from the recent edition of the AASV that took place in Nashville (Tennessee).

To ensure vaccines work properly, we must carefully control certain critical points in their handling.

Although initially the focus was on the gastric ulcers, after the first visits, more importance was given to liver damage and poisoning was suspected.

The survey by Pig333 reveals promising perspectives but ample room for improvement in biosecurity.