Pig Industry Technical Articles
Article published the August 25, 2021:
Introduction
The protein is an essential nutrient for every animal diet. It is a source for growth, maintenance, immunity and production for all animals. Actually, every animal species have they own ...
Article published the August 25, 2021:
IntroductionTrace minerals are essential elements in the maintenance of life for man and animal. However, what is not well understood or appreciated is how absorption and retention of these minerals can&nb...
Article published the August 23, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONSow productivity has increased considerably in recent years, mainly owing to an increase in litter size, which has resulted in an increased metabolic demand for nutrients to support fetal growth and...
Article published the August 23, 2021:
IntroductionAntimicrobial additives have been used since the 1950s and are an important alternative to allow adequate productivity for animals raised under increasingly intensive conditions. As a consequence of...
Article published the August 20, 2021:
IntroductionThis article identifies the most significant research innovations that, in our opinion, have been applied by the North American pork industry in the past decade. They are primarily the result of lea...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionDuring the last decades, the use of data by farmers has been limited. Most of the systems used were simple and mainly focused on the management of farm tasks, with limited or no capacity of ana...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionThe controversy that disease was transmitted by invisible life forms stretches back centuries dating to Aristotle (300BC) who believed that all life originated from soil and Virgil (40BC) who b...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
The Pasteurellaceae family and its importance in pig production The Pasteurellaceae family is comprised of a group of Gram-negative coccobacilli bacteria that inhabit the respiratory, oral or gastroin...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionA gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that functions in an optimum way clearly is of importance to the overall metabolism, physiology, disease status and performance of pigs of all stages of growth an...
Article published the August 6, 2021:
IntroductionParasites have long been neglected but nowadays are becoming more recognized as important foodborne pathogens. Various factors contribute to their undervaluation such as complex lifecycles and ...