Specials

Pathogenic E.coli produce destructive toxins that cause serious disease, especially in post-weaned pigs. Photo: Shutterstock

27-07-2020 | Article

Vaccines can help address consumer concerns

Benefits of pre-weaning piglet socialisation

27-07-2020 | Article

Benefits of pre-weaning piglet socialisation

Piglets express neophobia when faced with unfamiliar feed. Weaning remains a stressful event with an important impact on the animals. Photo: ILVO

27-07-2020 | Article

Fasting to achieve a higher feed intake

Photo: Cargill

27-07-2020 | Article

Holistic approach to post-weaning challenges

Trials have shown that adding an appetite stimulant to a lactating sows diet improved live litterweight. Photo: Shutterstock

27-07-2020 | Article

Sow feed intake and its effect on litter uniformity

Piglets enjoying a milk replacer of dairy origin. Photo: Schils BV

27-07-2020 | Article

No milk is the same – yet piglets like it all

Most piglets are weaned between 3 and 4 weeks of age. Healthy piglets will start eating sooner. Photo: Daniel Wenzel

27-07-2020 | Article

Successful weaning starts with healthy gut development

A healthy and high performing Danish sow nursing more than 13 piglets. Photo: Lars Mikkelsen (C)

27-07-2020 | Article

Seizing opportunities: Nursing more piglets per sow

Torula yeast contains highly digestible amino acids and can replace fish meal and plasma protein in diets for weanling pigs without affecting growth performance. Photo: Ronald Hissink

27-07-2020 | Article

Effect of torula yeast on weanling pigs

Stimulating the consumption of solid feed prior to weaning may improve piglet adaptation after weaning. Photo: Henk Riswick

27-07-2020 | Article

Encouraging piglets to eat more creep feed

On-demand: Seminar on Sustainability & Welfare

Wrapping up December: What’s new in the world of pigs?

Russian pig farmers request renewal of soft loan programmes