Swine Resources - Management

April 2016

This system may be useful for monitoring sentinel herds in real time, considerably reducing the financial and logistical costs of periodic sampling and increasing the chances of early detection of infection.

April 2016

This study showed the potential to select on longer interval from last insemination to culling in days and thereby select against sows to be culled within the reproduction, locomotion, accident, general disorder and peri-partum cull class and to be culled at the end of a parity.

April 2016

Given these results, a future online method to classify carcasses according to boar taint is strongly recommended.

April 2016

These findings promote an improved biosecurity status at pig farms and are of relevance in the discussion on alternative ways to keep animals healthy with a reduced necessity of antimicrobials.

May 2016

Although correlations with tail and ear damage were low, it was concluded that tear staining has promising potential as a new, additional welfare indicator for commercial pig farming.

May 2016

The objective of the study was to determine the associations between hematological parameters at weaning and post-weaning weight gain in piglets.

May 2016
Merel Postma, et al.
Evaluation of the relationship between the biosecurity status, production parameters, herd characteristics and antimicrobial usage in farrow-to-finish pig production in four EU countries.
Porcine Health Management 20162:9. DOI: 10.1186/s40813-016-0028-z

This study aimed at assessing possible associations between the biosecurity level, antimicrobial usage and farm and production characteristics in order to advice on best practices for a low antimicrobial usage and maximum animal health and production.

May 2016

Birth weight had no influence on small intestinal development and function. However, the results confirm that the development and function of the small intestine alters with age.

May 2016

Heat stress and reduced feed intake compromised intestinal integrity in pigs, and zinc AA complex source mitigates some of these negative effects.

July 2016

Piglet pre-weaning mortality (PWM) is one of the major reproductive components that affects herd productivity in the swine industry.