To have an effective vaccination program, it is essential for employees to understand how important their role is to the program and why vaccination is critical.
Sow mortality can be crippling to a production system, but the production effects of sow death loss can be multiplied as producers may be forced to keep animals that would normally be culled to enable them to hit production numbers.
Researchers at North Carolina State University evaluated the impact of divergent genetic selection for age at puberty on piglet colostrum intake and piglet quality.
January has brought consecutive days of below freezing temperatures. These temperatures may result in farms utilizing backup generators to keep ventilation, electricity or water flowing throughout the barns.
The physiological mechanisms that allow the uterus eversion and protrusion are unknown. Hypocalcemia (low serum calcium concentration) is often implicated as a risk factor.
A large crowd gathered in Canada for the jam-packed agenda, addressing big issues in the pork industry with the best people to interpret them. Check out what was said at this year's seminar.
