Research and resources on swine anatomy and physiology

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Bordetella bronchiseptica and respiratory disease in swine: an overview

20 Nov 2019Sponsored

This overview offers producers and veterinarians guidance on the identification, treatment and prevention of Bordetella bronchiseptica and respiratory disease in swine.

Linking reproductive failure to parity trends in the sow herd

15 Nov 2019

Results from a new study demonstrate that the parity of a sow can greatly increase the incidence of reproductive failure and subsequent removal of the sow from the herd.

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Larger litters and more competition for colostrum make pigs more susceptible to clostridial enteritis

13 Nov 2019Sponsored

Clostridium perfringens is one of those pathogens that’s almost always a threat to sow herds and their neonates.

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Study shows PRRS vaccine can provide protection against challenge with HP-PRRSV

5 Nov 2019Sponsored

Immune response, IL-10 and protective efficacy against a single HP-PRRSV challenge or in conjunction with PRRSV1 of pigs intradermally and intramuscularly vaccinated with modified live PRRSV1.

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News

New VIDO-Intervac Centre boosts swine vaccine production

5 Dec 2019

The Director and CEO of VIDO-InterVac is confident the construction of a pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility will allow it to dramatically speed up the testing of new vaccine candidates.

Are women fairly represented in the food and agriculture industry?

4 Dec 2019

AgriBriefing’s Women in Food and Agriculture initiative, launched earlier this year to promote the role of women across the agribusiness supply chain, has announced the release of an industry-wide survey, in conjunction with Alltech.…

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BIOMIN R&D Head Gerd Schatzmayr named among highly cited researchers according to 2019 Web of Science Group list

1 Dec 2019Sponsored

Animal nutrition firm BIOMIN is proud to announce that Research & Development Director Dr Gerd Schatzmayr has been named a Highly Cited Researcher, according to the 2019 list from the Web of Science Group.…

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Improve welfare and productivity through selection for behaviour

29 Nov 2019

The Director of Research and Development for Canada with Topigs Norsvin Canada says selecting pigs for breeding that interact well together is helping improve animal welfare and the economics of pork production.…

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Current emissions creating "perfect storm" for drastic farming losses

28 Nov 2019

New research shows the world needs to urgently cut its planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a "perfect storm" that will lead to simultaneous falls in food production from both farming and marine fisheries.…

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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 respect its contents can be considered as outside the body. The back of the mouth…

Immune system

1 Dec 2018

The various mechanisms that protect the pig from infectious agents can be considered in six groups: Complement system - This is a non specific protective mechanism that acts on any foreign cells or vi…

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 production of a premature non-viable litter, 111 days or less after mating. Agalac…

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 and ventral turbinate bones. (Fig.1-8). The ventral turbinates consist of four …