Management

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.

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

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.

We'll tell you about the Tosh Group's strategy for intensive pig production: use of technology, rigorous biosecurity, efficient nutrition, and high performance with few personnel.

Long‑awaited explanation for ear necrosis offers solutions for veterinarians and producers.

We're not just talking about family succession. We're talking about talent, vocation, future. How to cultivate today the leadership the sector will need tomorrow.

Success depends on targeted investments that make production systems more precise, predictable, and resilient. Cost-cutting alone is rarely a sustainable path to profit.

Initial injuries at the tip of the ear are usually due to chewing behavior, while injuries at the base of the ear appear to be influenced by feeder-related bites.

If we want greater economic resilience in the face of hard times, our focus should shift from cutting costs to outproducing the challenges ahead.

An in-depth understanding of the customer is essential for pig farmers who want to become more competitive, shifting from a tactical, production-focused approach to a strategic, customer-based approach.

Reducing sow mortality takes time, and it is therefore necessary that the owner or manager is committed and leads the project. Throughout the process, you will need to draw a line and start doing things differently to achieve significant results.