Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the May 4, 2022:
How important is the pig’s microbiome?The intestinal microbiota plays a major role in the development of the immune system, the stability of the digestive process and intestinal health. All of t...
Article published the May 2, 2022:
INTRODUCTION Antibiotics have given significant contributions to the human food production chain during their almost 80 years of use. Such contributions include a reduced incidence of bacterial disease, improve...
Article published the May 2, 2022:
Main textPorcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) was first described in 1998 [1], and since then, it has become one of the most important pig pathogens, contributing to considerable economic losses by a syndrome calle...
Article published the May 2, 2022:
The weak demand for the APIs is gradually released, especially before the May Day holiday, there was a replenishment demand, pulling up the transaction volume. The domestic market recently appeared to have a sl...
Article published the April 25, 2022:
IntroductionThere are four forms of phytic acid (inositol hexakisphosphate, InsP6), which have been identified in nature, myo, neo-, scyllo- and D-chiro-, that differ in their stereochemical conformation (Fig. ...
Article published the April 25, 2022:
IntroductionPost-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is a significant enteric disease causing considerable economic losses for the pig industry. Among several etiological risk factors, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETE...
Article published the April 25, 2022:
IntroductionSwine production systems have dramatically changed in the last three decades, and the livestock industry is facing many new challenges today. Among others, this industry has to continually adapt to ...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
How does the ban change the way we look at feed formulation?Zinc oxide (ZnO) has often covered up mistakes within our piglet feed formulations. When we remove ZnO, excesses or imbalances in our formulation beco...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
What is the incentive for the EU ban?The EU ban entails the use of high levels of ZnO (known as veterinary levels), which can be defined as levels above 150 parts per million (ppm). High levels of ZnO increase ...
Article published the April 19, 2022:
What are consequences of the ban for farmers?The ban will increase the risk for the development of digestive problems in piglets after weaning. Most pig producers already have very high standards of hygiene and...