Group housing of suckling piglets on post-weaning performance and aggressive behaviour
Weaning is a critical phase in a pig’s life. Group housing of non-littermates before weaning may favour socialisation and hence reduce weaning stress.
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UK: Updated pig welfare code in force
The new code published by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) provides guidance to pig producers on how to practice the highest standards of animal welfare.
Access now available to select past PorkBridge and SowBridge materials
The distance educational programs of PorkBridge and SowBridge have provided information to those who work in various segments of the swine industry. To encourage participation, limited access to selected years’ informational materials is offered.
France: obligatory use of pain management when castrating pigs, farmers allowed to administer anesthetic or analgesic
Two decrees have been published, the first prohibits castration of piglets without anesthetics or analgesics, and the other allows farmers to use analgesics and anesthetics to reduce pain.
Dietary sodium butyrate supplementation in mixed-parity sows during lactation on performance, milk composition and litter performance
Dietary supplementation of coated and uncoated sodium butyrate for lactating sows modified the milk fatty acid profile, but did not affect sow performance nor the performance of their progenies during lactation.
CPF underlines international animal welfare principles for safe and sustainable food production
Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) heralds its success in promoting animal welfare, to assure global consumers of the company’s food safety standards.
Effect of straw amount on feed intake and weight gain in growing pigs housed in pens with partly slatted floor
The more straw provided (between 10 and 500 g) the higher the daily weight gain. The feed conversion ratio was not affected by the amount of straw provided.
Germany: aid for the castration of piglets under anaesthetic
The ministry has budgeted 20 million euros in 2020 to promote the purchase of anaesthetics, providing financial support to livestock farmers.
IPVS2020: Scientific Committee announces complete scientific program
The event will bring together some of the world's most renowned researchers from June 2nd to 5th in the city of Rio de Janeiro
It’s all a matter of husbandry: Finland’s largest piglet operation profitable despite forgoing docking!
A Finn farmer shares his strategy for keeping long-tailed pigs. Just 2% of his animals arrive at the slaughterhouse with damaged tails. It's possible!
Feeding strategies in primiparous sows on body condition and performance in the first lactation
Differing feeding strategies during rearing may not affect the overall performance of gilts.
EU: Harmonisation of animal welfare labelling
A transparent and harmonised EU animal welfare label could meet rising consumer expectations, open a new market, and improve animal welfare.
Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping
Transmammary delivery of firocoxib to piglets reduces stress and improves average daily gain after castration, tail docking, and teeth clipping.
Effect of suckling intensity of primiparous sows on production performance during current and subsequent parities
Increased suckling intensity increased litter weight gain but reduced piglet ADG. Following lactations were not negatively affected by increased suckling intensity of the first lactation. Loss of sow body reserves was reduced for the second lactation.
Finding efficiency with automated sorting scales
Gain productivity, help lower costs, and improve finishing pig performance.
SowBridge: Continuing education without leaving your barn or office
SowBridge allows industry professionals access to distance learning from the comfort of their home, office or swine unit, without an internet connection. Registration deadline for 2020-2021 is January 15.