Research and innovation

Appropriate enrichment is essential for healthy, productive pigs but the type of enrichment used in in different systems is crucial to its success as an alleviator of damaging behaviours such as tail biting.…

According to reporting from Farmscape, Canadian scientists are examining different methods to improve the comfort of weaned pigs during transport.

Add conflicting consumer expectations to the list of reasons farming is a tough row to hoe.

Research published in ANIMAL indicates that optimal management of light and mat surface temperature promote greater piglet use of the creep, which has been associated with reduced piglet crushing.

A new facility that aims to produce single-cell protein for uses, including the livestock feed industry, has recently been completed in China.

Choosing the right iron programme makes a big difference to the health and performance of the herd.

New research published in Porcine Health Management indicates that pig health and welfare is closely associated with production flow.

Big Dutchman and BD Blue bring two new solutions for efficient slurry management.

The influence of replacement gilts on the severity or frequency of neonatal diarrhoea is not entirely clear, but farmers know that they have more problems in litters from first parity sows.

A new study published in Porcine Health Management shows that the development of shoulder ulcers in sows can be predicted by risk assessment and rubber mats can prevent at-risk sows from lesions.

We speak to the head of the African swine fever group at The Pirbright Institute about the hard work going into developing a vaccine that could protect the global pig herd from a deadly foe.

Three USDA scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

While water is a vital component of any livestock diet, the question remains; does the quality of drinking water influence health and performance of pigs?

Nine years of data from the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project (MSHMP) show farms with air-filtering systems have fewer outbreaks of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome than farms with…

The pork industry leans heavily on diagnostics to minimise the impact of disease, but they’re especially critical for monitoring African swine fever (ASF) and other trade-limiting foreign animal diseases (FADs).…

The global "Brand of the Year" award 2019-2020, a prize based on consumer votes, has been awarded to Frontline.

Suckling piglets show little difference in growth or immunocrit levels when raised in farrowing crates when compared to group housing.

Sows have larger litters and experience fewer piglet mortalities if they are kept in consistent farrowing systems.

The USDA report on 1 June inventory indicates “lots of pigs”, 4 percent more than a year ago. No doubt good pork demand domestically and globally will be important for maintaining profitable prices.

The collection is the largest of its kind in the world and it's designed to ensure that there is enough genetic diversity available for breeders to meet the changing needs of the farmers and ranchers who provide much of our food supply.…