Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the June 23, 2021:
Biolex Field trial results in nursery pigs
In this research, we found that Biolex improved piglet’s weight gain during the first week after weaning and also in the overall nursery period in 3 differe...
Article published the June 10, 2021:
From 2Q onwards, the chemical industry upward trend was verified as a set one. Prices of more than 40 critical chemical raw materials showed an increase. At that time, there were also some raw materials with ...
Article published the June 8, 2021:
Introduction
The challenge of the contemporary production of agricultural products is intrinsically linked to optimizing processes and production costs. Ensuring thermal comfort, considering that the intense i...
Article published the June 8, 2021:
1. Introduction
Liquid feed has become a popular feeding system for pigs in many European countries. It consists of a blend compound feed (mixture of raw materials “as fed”) with water or liquid fo...
Article published the June 8, 2021:
Animal breeding is an old practice developed by humans for the production of dairy foods (cattle), transport (horses), rodeo or recreational events (dogs and bison for instance). The task of domestication and/o...
Article published the June 7, 2021:
1. Introduction
Creatinine (2-amino-1-methyl-2-imidazoline-4-one) is the final metabolism product of creatine in mammals [1], which is excreted exclusively by the kidneys via glomerular filtration and, to a ...
Article published the June 7, 2021:
1- INTRODUCTION
In 2014, it was first reported that pigs could become infected with porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) following consumption of contaminated feed via natural feeding behaviour (Dee et...
Article published the June 7, 2021:
1. Introduction
The global demand and industrial production of pork and pork products are increasing. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) statistics, worldwide swine ...
Article published the June 7, 2021:
1. Introduction
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to the gut microbiome, trillions of colonizing and transient microbes. These microbes support critical health functions including digestion, immune devel...
Article published the June 7, 2021:
Erysipelas is a contagious infectious disease of pigs caused by the bacterium Erisipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The Swine Erysipelas is an actual disease, as reported Schwarts (AASV 2002) with the increase of cases...