Research and resources on swine anatomy and physiology

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Small-scale pig keeping: the importance of water for pig health

18 Mar 2020

Next in the Small-scale pig keeping series, Dr Michaela Giles explains just how important water is for raising happy, healthy pigs.

A complex battlefield: mycotoxins in the gastrointestinal tract

13 Mar 2020 Sponsored

Most grains used as feed raw materials are susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. These toxic secondary metabolites are produced by fungi before or after harvest and cause severe economic losses all along agricultural v…

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The importance of a "good gut feeling" in pig production

10 Mar 2020

Good gut health can reduce pig mortality, improve weight gain and enhance welfare. It's a complicated topic, but understanding it can directly translate to happier, healthier and faster-growing pigs.

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Iowa Pork Congress: Genetic gains lead to increased profitability

5 Mar 2020 Sponsored

Learn how genetic gains can improve ROI

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News

Intrauterine vaccination shows promise for protecting sows and gilts from disease.

3 Apr 2020

Intrauterine vaccination is showing promise as an option for protecting sows and gilts from disease.

Producers and processors in the top tier of the 2020 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare

2 Apr 2020

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), the leading global measure of policy commitment, performance and disclosure on animal welfare in food companies, has launched its eighth annual report today revealing that two of the six companies in the top Tier are producers or manufacturers.…

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ADM advances sustainability commitments with ambitious new plan to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption

1 Apr 2020 Sponsored

ADM (NYSE: ADM) today announced an ambitious new plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent and its energy intensity by 15 percent by 2035.

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Pork Checkoff lists America's top five swine fever concerns

30 Mar 2020

Clayton Johnson, partner with Carthage Veterinary Services, presented the top swine fever concerns in the US at the recent AASV annual event, as reported by Pork Checkoff.

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Researchers trial new COVID-19 vaccine on pigs before human trials commence soon

30 Mar 2020

The Pirbright Institute, the University of Oxford and Public Health England have joined the global battle to help control COVID-19 by supporting the development of vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus causing the current pandemic.…

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Top resources

Digestive system

1 Dec 2018

The digestive tract can be considered as a tube that starts at the mouth and finishes at the rectum (Fig.1-2). In some r…

Immune system

1 Dec 2018

The various mechanisms that protect the pig from infectious agents can be considered in six groups: Complement system - …

Reproductive system

1 Dec 2018

Fig.1-5 and Fig.1-6 show the anatomy of the reproductive tracts of the sow and the boar. Terminology Abortion - The pr…

Respiratory system

1 Dec 2018

The respiratory system of the pig commences at the nostrils which lead into two nasal passages. These contain the dorsal…