In response to heat waves, a study by the Brittany Chamber of Agriculture compares two feeding strategies for finishing pigs: scheduling meals during the coolest hours of the day or implementing temporary rationing followed by overfeeding.

Programs to encourage leaving the industry, new regulatory requirements, and self-regulation are transforming the European swine industry.

Dew claw overgrowth and weak pasterns are welfare and economic problems directly linked to lameness, reduced reproductive performance, and premature culling.

The heat wave in Europe and the tension in Hormuz are bringing volatility back to markets that seemed calm just a few weeks ago.

June turned out to be far more challenging for the German pig market than producers had anticipated at the beginning of the month.

Pig prices remain below cost in a saturated European market where exporting is becoming increasingly difficult.

Historically, the focus surrounding weaned piglets has been on preventing and controlling post-weaning diarrhea. However, the physiological processes that occur in the first few days after weaning remain poorly understood, despite being essential for gut health. Recent research suggests that immediate post-weaning feeding plays a crucial role in the animal's subsequent development and growth.

Learn how to market pigs based on profit, not weight, as the profit optimal point changes with prevailing market conditions.

Animals with less variation in daily intake showed lower mortality, greater daily gain, and fewer medication treatments.

The Spanish pig price remains below the cost of production. With a saturated EU market, slaughterhouses operating at capacity, and a challenging summer ahead, the sector faces an inevitable paradigm shift.

Adding value to slurry through biogas production reduces emissions, costs, and environmental limitations in pig production.

Individual precision feeding (IPF) seeks to provide each animal with the exact amount of nutrients required daily.

Geopolitical uncertainty, the potential impact of Super El Niño and grain market volatility are keeping forward purchases on hold in a market that still remains within a not overly expensive range.

How are African swine fever (ASF) viruses classified? How well represented are they in sequence databases?