Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the February 9, 2022:
IntroductionDomestic animals are considered to be sentient and endowed with cognitive and emotional abilities. The fact that domestic animals can experience emotional states has resulted in developing methods f...
Article published the February 8, 2022:
IntroductionPrevention of disease transmission and enhancement of growth and feed efficiency are critical factors in modern pig production. For more than 50 years enteric disease suppression and growth pro...
Article published the February 8, 2022:
BackgroundPrimiparous sows (PP) have higher nutrient requirements [1, 2] and fewer piglets born than multiparous sows (MP) [3]. Usually, PP sows are bred before they reach mature body size and when the back fat...
Article published the February 7, 2022:
IntroductionPorcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) belongs to the β-herpesvirinae family and, despite being species-specific, it shares homology with cytomegaloviruses of human and other animals [1]. PCMV infectio...
Article published the February 7, 2022:
IntroductionIleitis (proliferative enteropathy of pigs), caused by the obligate intracellular parasite, the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis, is the most common intestinal infection worldwide, affecting pigle...
Article published the February 7, 2022:
INTRODUCTIONThe calls for the promotion of variable alternatives to modern health management practices need to be intensified as the rate of shortfalls in the supply of animal protein to the teeming world popul...
Article published the February 3, 2022:
IntroductionDue to considerable changes in the pig industry worldwide in favour to groups-housing systems, understanding social behaviour of pigs and its impact on welfare has become increasingly important...
Article published the February 3, 2022:
Swine dysentery (SD) caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae is a highly contagious disease of grower and finisher pigs. SD causes severe mucohemorrhagic diarrhea, resulting in decreased feed efficiency and increa...
Article published the February 1, 2022:
IntroductionWith information technology, commercial herds have collected and stored many data. New technologies are expanding the possibilities for data collection, information-exchange, collaboration and data ...
Article published the February 1, 2022:
The statutory Spring Festival holiday of 2022 is from January 31 to February 7.Positive cases were reported from time to time across the country. In particular, the Omicron variant strain does not have an appar...