This summer’s extreme heat has unexpectedly turned the European pig market on its head. A shortage of pigs and a rebound in demand have driven prices sharply higher in Spain and Germany, but competition from the world’s major exporters and weak Chinese demand paint an uncertain picture for the months ahead.

The study highlights how the bioactive composition of colostrum, which is influenced by the sow's parity, can affect piglet survival, growth, and intestinal development.

This study confirms the multifactorial nature of PDS in relation to health, nutrition, hygiene, and management.

Designing with AI is designing to win: The farm of the future is not improvised, it is built as a data ecosystem from the ground up to transform every sensor into profitability and animal welfare.

We are facing a deep and prolonged crisis that is structural in nature. The European swine industry will be unrecognizable in two years.

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.

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.

For the first time in years, no market expects prices to be higher than the year prior.

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.

Summer is no time to wing it. The consequences of mistakes during this season are immediate and can be devastating.

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