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Swine Biogas – Renewable Energy

Learn about processing waste from agricultural operations to generate Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) on locations in North Carolina.... More ›

How To: Step-by-Step Guide to Pig Hoof Trimming to Help Prevent Lameness

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to trim sow and gilt claws to enhance locomotion and help prevent lameness. The video also outlines the equipment needed to effectively conduct sow and gilt claw trimming and features the Feet First® Chute from Zinpro.... More ›

Floor feeding gestating sows: advantages and disadvantages

When building or renovating your gestation barn for group housing, you need to select a feeding system that suits your herd and your management style. Producer Dave Devries knew he had calm sows and didn’t want to spend a lot of time fixing things.... More ›

Special Report: What’s behind the surge in sow mortality?

Pig Health Today talked with six experts about the alarming trend and, most important, what should be done to address sow mortality.... More ›

African Swine Fever

Iowa State University Extension Swine Veterinarian Chris Rademacher shares an update on the spread of African swine fever. He also discusses potential concerns for the United States and the research being done to contain an outbreak.... More ›

What is Contract Pig Farming? Jake Schutte Story

What is contract farming and how does it provide opportunities to the next generation of Iowa farmers? As a fifth-generation farmer, Jake Schutte of Sibley, Iowa, talks about how it’s giving him the path to live out his passion.... More ›

A Chance Opportunity to Lifelong Passion: Meet the Real Pig Farmers of America

Gracee didn't grow up on a family farm, but she discovered after helping a neighbor that she had a passion for pigs. Hear how she came to be the manager of The Ohio State pig barn.... More ›

Protecting Pigs and People from the Flu

Protecting Pigs and People from the Flu addresses the transmission of flu from humans to pigs and pigs to humans and the necessary precautionary steps to avoid spreading the virus. Virus transmission is most likely to occur where people and pigs are in close proximity – in swine barns, at exhi... More ›

Maple Leaf Foods’ Advanced Open Sow Housing System and Transportation Upgrades

At Maple Leaf Foods, we are dedicated to being a leader in animal care. Industry practice has been to confine sows in gestation crates. At Maple Leaf Foods, we challenged ourselves to do better. In our Advanced Open Sow Housing system, pregnant sows live 100 per cent of the time in open pens, wh... More ›

Pigs and pig feeders: the situation in Ontario nurseries and finishing barns

Today’s nursery and finishing pigs have an unprecedented capacity for high average daily gains, yet recommendations for the number and size of feeder spaces has changed little over the past 15 years. Watching the behaviour of pigs at the feeder may help producers troubleshoot challenges and det... More ›

Reducing stress can aid pig health, performance

Pigs can get stressed, just like people, and the impact can be just as serious. Stress is caused by any condition that forces a pig to adapt to changes in its normal environment, according to Dave Baumert, DVM, a technical service veterinarian for Zoetis.... More ›

Guarding Pigs Against PRRS

Hiep Vu, UNL Assistant Professor of Animal Science, explains porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and the impacts it can have on a swine operation.... More ›

Maple Leaf Foods – 360° View: Explore a Sow Barn

Maple Leaf Foods – 360° View: Explore a Sow Barn | Maple Leaf Food Corp... More ›

Alliance Genetics Canada Swine Genetics

At Alliance Genetics Canada we continually challenge ourselves to go beyond “best” to make our swine customers more successful. We offer the best in Canadian Swine Genetics and lead the industry with genetic improvement, research, testing and performance.... More ›