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We spoke with Alberto Garcia (Inga Food SA, Spain) and Chretien Gielen (De Varkenspraktijk, The Netherlands), to discuss aspects related to weaning management and conditions.

An optimized weaning diet may be one of the most important tools in obtaining a successful weaning. The diet tested in this trial could keep post-weaning diarrhea at very low level.

Replacing ZnO requires a complex solution that combines management and feeding strategies to solve weaning diarrhoea.

Changes at weaning can have significant detrimental impacts on the piglet's gastrointestinal tract structure and function. Sexual dimorphism, weaning weight, and weaning age play a role.

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.

In the best case, farrowing within a batch usually happens over the course of three days, and in the worst case can last longer than a week, creating different lactation lengths...

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?

The role of dietary fiber deserves consideration in finding new strategies to alleviate enteric problems, without the use of high zinc oxide levels.

How to increase water consumption in piglets during the 2 to 3 days period after weaning using the piglet’s natural curiosity.

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.

How to have all the information about the weanings available in a simple way.

In recent years, pig production has been subject to several changes that have forced farmers to adapt. Some of these changes have a direct impact on the nursery.

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.

Autolysis prevents histopathological diagnosis with special relevance to intestinal samples

Biological alterations in immune and intestinal systems occur immediately after weaning that affect subsequent pig growth and health.