Pig Industry Technical Articles

Article published the October 20, 2021:

A critical review of methods used to determine phosphorus and digestible amino acid matrices when using phytase in poultry and pig diets

IntroductionIn practice, an optimisation program is used to formulate commercial diets to meet the minimum nutrient constraints in order to minimise feed costs. With phytase, potentially unjustifiable high cont...

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Article published the October 19, 2021:

Novel formulation with essential oils as a potential agent to minimize African swine fever virus transmission in an in vivo trial in swine

IntroductionThe African swine fever (ASF) virus (ASFV) is deadly to pigs but harmless to humans [1]. ASF is one of the most severe viral diseases affecting pigs worldwide [2-5]. It is considered a “notifi...

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Article published the October 15, 2021:

Gilt reproductive challenges for the next decade – measuring and managing what we already know

IntroductionIn a recent detailed review of the factors determining reproductive development in the gilt (Patterson and Foxcroft, 2019), we suggested that “Substantial evidence supports successful man...

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Article published the October 15, 2021:

Vaccines and vaccination in PRRS virus control

IntroductionThe emergence of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the 1980s and early 1990s was a turning point in the ways in which diseases were dealt with in pig farms. The impact of t...

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Article published the October 15, 2021:

Hindsight 20/20: What have we learned about influenza A viruses in pigs and people since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic?

IntroductionInfluenza A viruses (IAV) are the causative agents of one of the most important viral respiratory diseases in pigs and humans. Human and swine IAV are prone to interspecies transmission, leadin...

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Article published the October 15, 2021:

Usefulness of ASF diagnostic techniques in the prevention and control of the disease

IntroductionAlthough African swine fever (ASF) was first described almost a century ago, controlling the disease has proven to be a challenge, in particular because no vaccine or treatment are available. S...

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Article published the October 15, 2021:

Why should we worry about farrowing systems for sows: insights from studies on maternal behavior?

Maternal investment, sow behavioural needs and criteria for housing designThe reproductive strategy of producing large broods and smaller young, resulting in a higher mortality rate, fits the picture of do...

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Article published the October 14, 2021:

Standardized ileal digestible lysine requirements for 7- to 11-kg weanling pigs fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet

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Article published the October 13, 2021:

Modelling contamination of trucks used in the shipment of pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a major viral disease of swine with devastating economic consequences to the swine industry.1,2 Pigs of all ages are susceptible to PRRS virus, with highl...

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