Significant efforts to reduce antibiotics use in the UK pig herd resulted in a 75% fall between 2015 and 2022. Since then, ...

There should be proper research to the benefits of weaning piglets at 5 weeks of age. To that end, a comparative study ought ...

When piglets don't get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S.

Dutch research has found that feed intake during the initial days postweaning significantly impacts pig growth, immunity and ...

Dekkers says sows that have larger litters generally will be more profitable. But litter sizes have a low heritability ...

and 4.2 more pigs weaned. When measured over the four reproductive cycles, sows from the low-nutrient diet group farrowed 30 ...

Employing a former car sales executive has helped pig farmer James Ross improve weaning weights on his two outdoor units in Lincolnshire. Piglets are now ...

Piglet diarrhoea causes up to 70% of mortality in pig production. Piglets, especially during weaning, face stressors related to their living environment, social interactions, and dietary habits.