Articles - Management

This is how to assemble an "emergency" ramp using the insulation panels left over from the construction of the nursery.

This farm has built a small chute to vaccinate an entire pen of piglets in record time.

Three different motivational drivers have been identified, each corresponding to a specific behavioral pattern: two-phase, sudden-forceful, and obsessive.

Animals tell us how they feel, but do we understand what they are telling us?

Moving away from weekly batch management improved Time to stability, Time to baseline production and Total Piglet losses per 1,000 sows after a PRRS outbreak.

Why induce puberty? If I do choose to induce puberty, what do I need to do, and when?

In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.

This farmer made a movable metal barrier that leans against the wall when not in use so it doesn't get in the way.

The overall risk of a PRRS outbreak is 12 times higher during the first 15 days after pumping manure than the rest of the year.

This tip involves using an aluminum panel to close the aisles during heat checking.

Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations from the latest AASV, ranging from the future of the veterinary profession to the eradication of diseases, hog prices, and experiences in improving pig survival.

In this series of articles, we discuss the main concepts of safety and preventive measures to ensure the safety and quality of swine feed.

The consequences of suspending castration on the rate of destructured hams are poorly understood. An IFIP study shows the frequency of this defect is around 19%.

This simple trick blocks pigs from going between the inside and outside pens, making them easier to handle.

From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study about the effect of postweaning feed intake.

It is a matter of considering animal welfare, workplace ergonomics, respect for the environment, and societal expectations.

Professor Pejsak’s view on tail docking: Is it ethically justified and practically possible to phase out this practice in piglets?

In this logbook, each page corresponds to a week of the year in which all the matings during the week are recorded.

Straw is the best enrichment material to meet pigs' needs. How can we provide it?

A deep introspection from the perspective of our staff.

We propose a more direct indicator to look at and analyze reproductive problems on the farm.

Drying and warming the piglets favors their survival only in farrowing units with moderate or suboptimal temperatures (<25ºC).

Here are three basic rules for deciding if and when to do cross fostering and use nurse sows.

The evolution of multi-site pig production over the last 25 years has not held true to its original intent.