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Confinement is strongly criticised by public opinion and the industry is moving towards innovative housing of lactating sows.

Why is achieving efficient transport biosecurity so complicated? In this first article of a series, we will review the different challenges we need to overcome in order to achieve more efficient biosecurity in pig transport vehicles.

Technology has been a part of many pig farms for years, but it is an area that is exploding globally

Interview with the owner of Yangxiang to understand a bit better the development of the project and what they have learned.

333, together with Javier Lorente, visits the spectacular Chinese farm in which 28,000 sows are housed in 9-storey buildings.

La Bonita farm is situated between tropical mountains at an altitude of 2000 m, giving it a high health status. During our visit they shared with us the management routines of the farm and they showed us the facilities, which included an interesting weaning feeder.

Do you know which feeding system best fits your needs? This article describes and compares the systems that have been implemented in the last years: feeding ball, dry and wet feeding systems.

How to achieve the 6 kg average daily intake that today's high-producing lactating sows need?

We highlight different options for segregation of clean/dirty zones at the personnel entrance into the farm. This is where biosecurity starts. Keeping it simple and easy to follow increases the likelihood of an effective protocol.

Biofilm, “the dirt in water pipes”, the causative agent of problems in the conditions and the quality of the water supply, is the subject of this article.

Using a custom-made cart designed for drying and storage of heating lamps from farrowing units between uses to extent its working life.

The second part of this article tells us what we can learn from sow's nesting instinct, creep-feed intake, relationship with the operator and groups formation in camping systems for use in our closed farms.

After the onset of problems, it brings back to our mind that perhaps water could be the source of our poor production results.

The two measures studied would allow to reduce liveweight variability at slaughter by 10-15%.

What is the preferred exposure method?, and the best status of the incoming gilts?, should they be raised on-farm or purchased?, … Veterinary practitioners from Germany, North America, China, and Spain share their opinions.

The goal is to be able to make that some individual dispensers do not deliver feed when they are all full