As of Sept.1, 2024, there were 76.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from September 2023 and up 2% from June ...

Animal breeding literature supports this decision, from historical selection experiments illustrating that increases in total born do not necessarily increase the number weaned. We can also improve ...

Three varied producers – an outdoor breeding unit, a tented nursery and an indoor finisher – all displaying sound business ...

Unusually for mammals, guinea pigs cannot produce vitamin C, so they need it from their food. A lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy – symptoms of this condition in guinea pigs include tiredness, weight ...

EasyMining, in collaboration with Aarhus University and the Danish feed manufacturer DLG, is launching a project to ...

Some 40 farmers in Valencia, Negros Oriental whose pigs were affected by the African swine fever (ASF) are set to receive ...

As one of the biggest contributors to the overall carbon footprint of pig diets, there is a lot of focus on soya at the moment. New legislation is set to come in at EU and UK level next year aimed at ...

The focus during the last event was on swine influenza, porcine circovirus (PCV2) and porcine reproductive and respiratory ...

Therefore, the role of elevated GM-CSF prior to the LPS challenge is an area that requires additional study. In summary, prenatal exposure to LPS altered the postnatal innate immune response to LPS in ...

There was a slight recovery in June 2023, before numbers slipped back again this year. The increase in fattening pigs was driven by a 10% increase in weaner numbers under 29kg, which AHDB livestock ...