Copper boosts pig growth, and now we know why 13 Jul 2020 Pigs have better feed conversion rates with copper in their diets. Now, scientists can explain why.
Five practical tips to improve your sow and gilt farrowing rates 13 May 2020 Five areas are pivotal to achieving good farrowing rates: heat detection, the insemination process, semen management, feed management/body condition, and choosing the right females.
Inclusion of supplemental amino acids in diets of weaned pigs improves their ability to cope with disease challenges 18 Apr 2020 Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc indicates elevating the inclusion of amino acids in the diets of weaned pigs will improve their ability to resist disease challenges.
AASV 2020: understanding pelvic organ prolapse and sow longevity 24 Mar 2020 New research helps explain why pelvic organ prolapses occur and how they are related to sow longevity.
Researchers use machine learning to predict PRRS and PED outbreaks 5 Aug 2020 Scientists at the University of Minnesota are using machine learning to predict instances of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea in real-time.
US farm policy must prioritise environmental and economic realities 4 Aug 2020 USDA's Agricultural Innovation Agenda must reflect the challenges farmers face.
Pigs push forward quick solution for emergency COVID-19 ventilators 3 Aug 2020 When Matt Wheeler got the call on a Sunday morning in March – just two days after US Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued his first stay-at-home order – he wasn’t expecting to launch an experiment that could save count…
Nordea sheds €40 million of JBS shares, citing poor environmental and health and safety record 29 Jul 2020 Nordea Asset Management has dropped shares of JBS SA worth about €40 million for all of its funds in July based on the company’s environmental record and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon enters the UK grocery delivery space 28 Jul 2020 Amazon has announced that it will begin free deliveries of groceries in the London area on 28 July.
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…
