Articles - Pig health

On the finisher sites, the farmer noticed that the growing pigs in all the farm sheds had become dull and lame.

To ensure vaccines work properly, we must carefully control certain critical points in their handling.

In the fourth installment of the manual, we address examining the thoracic cavity organs.

In the first two installments, we covered necropsy in lateral decubitus. In this third installment, we will look at necropsy in the supine position

In this second installment, we cover extracting the tongue, trachea, lungs, and heart in one piece. We will extract the organs of the abdominal cavity, both the digestive system and the urinary and genital tracts. In the head, we will access the nasal turbinates, brain, and cerebellum.

Why is it important to take sow temperatures after farrowing? How does feed intake affect litter size?

Enric Marco sums up the essential points to control post-weaning diarrhoea in our farm.

To many pig producers cleaning and disinfection is a chore they view as an expensive tedious burden.

In this second part the actions described are the ones needed when the disease is already in the country.

By far, the most common and most obvious health hazard to producers and workers is accidental needle sticks. This article will focus on accidental needle sticks, what risks they present, and how to prevent them.

Preventing the entry and spread of diseases should be an objective on any swine farm, so adequately designing biosecurity aspects is key. In this article, we continue to discuss biosecurity measures with two experts: Lara Ruiz and José Casanovas.

In this article, we look at which elements of biosecurity should be considered in the design of a sow farm, although they are applicable to any farm.

Most infections with occupational diseases occur at slaughter, when humans handle potentially infected meat or body fluids. We’ll introduce two major ones here: erysipelas and S. suis infection.

Answers to a series of frequently asked questions regarding vaccine usage and their interaction with the immune system.

Main elements that can be found in the digestive environment and how they are involved in gut health.

ASF spreads mainly through the movement of infected pork and other animal products, as well as live animals, which includes wild boar.