Articles - Pig health

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.

Never forget the basics: recommended reading for all young vets and those not so young!

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.

This new section, coordinated by the pathological anatomy team of the University of Cordoba, Spain, will show us, in a very visual and practical way, how to perform a necropsy on a pig.

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.