Soybean meal level affects growth performance depending on pig growth phase
High soybean meal inclusion in swine diets may maximize the effects in the grower phase but has negligible effects in the nursery and finishing phases.
articles about performance
Colostrum and piglet viability: Beyond quantity and immunoglobulins (Part I)
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.
Introducing Feed4Profit: A smarter way to compare feeding programs
A new Iowa State University financial modeling tool helps swine producers analyze the profitability of feeding programs and make data-driven nutrition decisions.
Homogeneity problems in the batch
Lack of homogeneity in batches is a major problem in pig production.
The future of profitability in swine production: Part 3 – precision harvesting and the per-kilo profit curve
Learn how to market pigs based on profit, not weight, as the profit optimal point changes with prevailing market conditions.
Effects of drinking water temperature and flow rate during cold season on growth performance of weaned piglets
This study recommends a specific combination of drinking water temperature and flow rate for weaned piglets during cold weather for the consideration of animal welfare and production efficiency.
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.
Paraguay's swine industry is planning major investments
The industry is making history with unprecedented investment projections and growth, positioning the country as a future leader in animal protein.
333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025: A new milestone for Latin American pig farming
Held from October 15 to 17 in Cali, Colombia, 333's flagship event ended its sixth edition with historic results, cementing its position as the most influential conference in the Latin American swine industry.
With historic results, the 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 comes to a close
The 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 successfully concluded its sixth edition in Cali, Colombia, establishing itself as the most important technical and business event for Latin American pig farming.
Precision nutrition and global collaboration shape GSS 2025
The Gestal Swine Summit 2025, organized by Jyga Technologies in Lévis, Quebec, brought together specialists, researchers, and companies from more than 10 countries to discuss nutrition, technology, and swine management strategies. In its second edition, the event reaffirmed its role as a technical and practical forum for promoting efficiency and sustainability on farms.
How to combat heat stress in pigs
Pigs are particularly vulnerable to heat stress due to their limited ability to dissipate body heat and genetic selection for higher productivity, which has reduced their heat tolerance. Improved technical results increase heat production, and today's lines produce 30% more heat than those in the 1980s.
Denmark publishes national average production data for 2024
The average productivity in sow herds increased by 0.8 pigs per yearling sow to 35.6 pigs per yearling sow.
Sow card: Accurate record keeping is essential to improve production performance
We are sharing an example of a sow card used to record basic breeding sow data, which is essential on all farms regardless of their size.
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets
Females had a higher rate of permanence in the production system and low birth weight piglets had lower colostrum intake.
Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
An hourly feeding regime could optimize sow productive performance, body condition, milk yield, welfare, and piglet growth in swine production.