Effect of different factors on the piglet gut microbiota 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

The kind of feeding, the choice of the ingredients and the inclusion of additives have the potential of modulating the gastrointestinal microbiota.

PCV2 infection decreases the efficacy of an attenuated CSFV vaccine 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

The aim of this study was to investigate whether PCV2 infection affects the efficacy of the LPC vaccine.

The influence of a magnesium-rich marine extract on behaviour in pigs 22 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

Magnesium supplementation my improve pig welfare.

First evidence of undescribed trichomonad species in pigs? 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

These results suggest the presence of at least two as yet undescribed trichomonad species in the intestinal contents of pigs.

Summer has arrived... 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

Use of water micro-sprinklers for the cooling of farrowing rooms 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

Micro-sprinklers were installed above the windows in order to reduce the temperature in the farrowing rooms in summer.

Is the prevalence of Clostridium difficile in animals underestimated? 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

The results confirm previous suggestions that the procedure used to isolate C. difficile can have a significant impact on prevalence data for this pathogen.

Nursing behaviour in lactating sows 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

This study tested whether acoustic contact without any possibility to see other sows is sufficient for a high level of nursing synchronization.

Food comes from farms: Piglets taken away from their mothers 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

Learn what happens to the piglets when the farmer weans the piglet from its mother.

Swine influenza virus infection dynamics in two pig farms 9 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

Influenza virus infection might present different patterns, from an epidemic outbreak to an endemic form with different waves of infections.