Disease and welfare

With DiaTEC, a new and proprietary diafiltration technology, Ingelvac CircoFLEX® becomes the first and only non-virucidal PCV2 vaccine for improved capabilities to be freshly mixed on farm.…

Pork quality is an important factor influencing consumers purchasing decisions.

This year Phibro Animal Health Corporation introduced two new products: one to help swine producers reduce the moisture in swine feed and the other to help piglets stay dry and start strong.…

The Food and Drug Administration’s revised rules for antibiotic use in hogs, including the veterinary feed directive (VFD), has led to a reduction in and more strategic use of antibiotics in swine.…

Litter sizes on US hog farms have steadily increased over the past couple of decades, with 14, 16, even 20 pigs per litter commonplace. But that’s a good-news/bad-news development as those large litters often come at a price, which is more low-birthweight piglets.…

PCV3 is already widespread among US herds. Whether it causes disease, however, has been a topic of debate.