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Animals tell us how they feel, but do we understand what they are telling us?

A good start in post-weaning feed intake and including creep feed and palatable diets is crucial to optimize piglet health and performance.

The evolution of multi-site pig production over the last 25 years has not held true to its original intent.

A simple management strategy can have an impact on the piglet’s most challenging time in life: the weaning period.

Choosing the right protein sources for (pre-) starter feed is crucial to support gut health, reducing reliance on feed additives.

In the fourth article of our series, we review the opinions from our group of global swine health experts on the potential relationship, if any, between the rise in nursery mortality that some countries have observed over the last few years and antibiotic reduction strategies.

Find the optimal number of pigs per feeder hole based on diet type and pig size in order to maximize performance and better animal welfare.

A new, not yet tested material could help mitigate tail biting in growing and finishing pigs.

How does a sow's feed intake in the days prior to farrowing influence piglet birth and weaning weights?

Not all progress is made through "smart farming." Here's a simple solution that can greatly improve biosecurity between batches of weaned piglets, preventing recirculation of disease.

In this third article, we want to to talk about a common guest in the nurseries: Streptococcus suis, the causative agent of clinical pictures that can include meningitis, arthritis and sudden deaths.

Analysis of the intestinal situation of piglets is an essential action in health management programs. A piglet population with good intestinal health has excellent feed conversion efficiency.

Autolysis prevents histopathological diagnosis with special relevance to intestinal samples

Achieving good levels of colostral immunity by vaccinating sows is the first step to prevent scours; subsequently, active pre or post-weaning immunization must be added to prevent post-weaning diarrhoea.

Understand the role nutrition can play in gut health and animal performance is essential to enjoying good performance as we move away from antibiotic growth promoters and heavy metals.

Meeting the needs of the newly weaned pigs often proves to be difficult in many production settings.