Comparative metabolic and stress-related responses to adrenaline in Iberian and Landrace pigs
Results suggest that Iberian pigs are furnished with increased metabolic flexibility to face short-term stress.
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Applications for the Women in Ag Award now open
DLG and Women in Ag Magazine jointly present annual international award for women empowerment in the agricultural sector.
EU: strong support for phasing out the use of cages in pig farming
The European Commission’s consultation shows broad support for phasing out cages in pig farming, although the sector warns about costs, biosecurity, and structural constraints.
The future of profitability in swine production: Part 2 – the magnitude of investment
Success depends on targeted investments that make production systems more precise, predictable, and resilient. Cost-cutting alone is rarely a sustainable path to profit.
IICA and USDA promote joint agenda to strengthen food security and agricultural trade in the Americas
IICA and USDA officials agreed to deepen technical cooperation to strengthen biosecurity, improve responses to pests and diseases, and promote more robust, science-based agricultural trade.
Guatemala hosts CIRSA to strengthen livestock health and secure regional trade
The regional bloc is consolidating a unified technical agenda to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and ensure safe food trade.
Few effects of sow lactational stress on maternal behavior, but altered physiology with implications for piglet early-life stress coping
Lactational stress resulted in increased cortisol in sow milk and saliva.
The future of profitability in swine production: Part 1 – the piggybank principle
If we want greater economic resilience in the face of hard times, our focus should shift from cutting costs to outproducing the challenges ahead.
Constructing a pig farm: Turnkey or put on a hard hat?
Making the right choice is not just a matter of cost, but also of strategic vision and risk management.
Buserelin shortens the estrus-to-ovulation interval and improves the pregnancy outcomes in gilts treated with a fixed-time artificial insemination
Buserelin has advantages in centralizing induced ovulation and thus improving fixed-time artificial insemination outcomes.
Peru promotes new international access for the agricultural sector
The government plans to continue promoting the agricultural sector with larger markets, irrigation projects, and diversification of exportable goods.
EuroTier 2026: Exhibitor registration open for attractive special areas
The specialist areas are EuroTier Milky Way, DLG-VetCon, Forage Days, the Science Campus, and the Start-up Area.
Mexico implements key measures to protect domestic pork and beef industry
The cattle and pig farming sectors support the new government measures aimed at guaranteeing the stability of the domestic market and protecting national production, with tariffs and quotas within the framework of the PACIC.
Leading and working with intergenerational teams in swine farming
Farms that fail to manage intergenerational integration run risks that directly affect their productivity and sustainability.
Managing post-weaning challenge: A comprehensive toolbox for piglet success
The key takeaways highlight that environmental microbiomes matter—installing a positive biofilm on surfaces in farm buildings helps maintain a favorable microbial environment in the nursery—while animal gut resilience is equally essential and requires supporting microbial balance, immunity, and the management of oxidative stress to optimize their post-weaning performance.
Argentina opened or reopened 160 markets for agro-industrial products in 2025
Argentine agribusiness consolidated its global presence by eliminating sanitary barriers in more than 160 markets in 2025.