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This article describes the characteristics of the vaccines used to prevent disease caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) in pigs.

Heat waves have a lasting negative impact on the health, well-being, and performance of pigs, with effects that can last for several weeks or even months, particularly on reproduction. Anticipating these events, adjusting management practices during the heat wave, and supporting the return to normal conditions can help limit these impacts.

Improving colostrum quality is a key strategy for increasing piglet vitality and optimizing litter performance.

Geopolitics, oil, and a lack of purchases add uncertainty to a grain market that has already priced in the smaller harvests.

Proper medication requires knowing three key factors: the daily amount of active ingredient, the animals’ water consumption (and peak drinking time), and how to distribute the medication throughout the day.

Recent evidence shows that the maternal microbiota can be modified through nutritional strategies, promoting a more beneficial vertical transfer and a more robust neonatal microbiota.

The use of stillborn tongues improves monitoring sensitivity in low-prevalence settings, optimizes sampling, and facilitates the control of viral recirculation in farrowing.

Two strategies for keeping the resting area clean: using design to encourage resting and dunging areas, and surface management.

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.

Success in pork marketing increasingly depends on understanding the customer: the buyer persona is becoming a key tool for improving margins and competitiveness.

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.

Within a very short period, this clinical syndrome has been reported in multiple European countries.

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.

When addressing respiratory diseases, the intestine should be considered one of the therapeutic targets.