piglets

BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates that confine pigs

Pig/Poultry

BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates that confine pigs

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Wednesday, April 30) called for a ban on the...

Irish and US researchers using AI to improve piglet survival rates

Pig/Poultry

Irish and US researchers using AI to improve piglet survival rates

Researchers from the Pig Development Department at Teagasc Moorepark are taking part in an...

Nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance post-weaning

Pig/Poultry

almost 2 years ago

Nutritional factors that impact on piglet performance post-weaning

The recent Teagasc annual pig conference provided an opportunity to highlight those nutritional...

Research: Saliva sampling may help pig farmers target treatments

Pig/Poultry

about 3 years ago

Research: Saliva sampling may help pig farmers target treatments

Researchers around the EU have been studying how sampling saliva from piglets and sows could help...

Watch: Farmland - piglet study and dealing with the energy crisis

Pig/Poultry

about 3 years ago

Watch: Farmland - piglet study and dealing with the energy crisis

https://youtu.be/5wmv5ja9HRU This week’s episode of Farmland hears details of a...

Agri Politics

over 9 years ago

'Spiderpig' born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs

A farmer in Argentina was shocked to discover that one of his sows had given birth to a deformed...

'Spiderpig' born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs