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Pig health

Tyson Foods forms animal well-being advisory panel

Members to help guide company's FarmCheck program

Alternatives to pig castration survey launched by European Commission

The study analyzes the costs and benefits of surgical castration alternatives through the whole EU pig meat chain.

European Commission approves one-shot piglet oedema vaccine

Oedema is estimated to affect 100 million piglets per year worldwide.

Replacing antibiotic growth promoters with eubiotics in pig feed

‘A Global Exchange of Ideas on Eubiotics in Swine’ meeting hosted by DSM focused on livestock gut flora alternatives.

Protein and immunity interactions in weaned pigs

Dietary protein remains a critical factor that affects growth, overall health, and the immune status of piglets during and after the time of weaning.

Managing sow reproductive performance through genetics, nutrition and health

Merial Forum reports on factors affecting swine reproduction.

Alltech names sales manager for New Mexico office

Company promotes territory sales representative

Pig breeding technical forum hosted by Nucleus

Testimonies of farmers working with Nucleus genetic offer insight

Pig feed fumonisin contamination reduces health, performance

Fumonisins are present in many pig feed ingredients, but their effect on health and performance are only now being understood and appreciated.

DuPont Qualicon is now DuPont Nutrition & Health

Three food-related business units now combined into one