Hog Production
While GPS may not be as easily recognized as Streptococcus suis or Escherichia coli, it can lead to similar consequences—sick pigs and increased mortality. Here’s what you need to know.
Publication helps producers evaluate feed uniformity and identify ingredients that may affect herd outcomes.
An undercover video filmed in a pig barn ranked as the week’s “low” for one of the experts in the latest State of the Pork Industry Report taking a look back at the first quarter of 2025.
Efforts are often focused on reducing feed costs via custom formulations, additives and optimized transportation, but management of the feed after it arrives in the finishing barn can have a big impact on feed efficiency and costs.
Hannah Walker conducted a Lawsonia intracellularis surveillance study and developed a sampling method during her internship with Country View Family Farms.
A University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine students studies how artificial intelligence can serve as a tool in scoring lung lesions of pig lungs and shares her thoughts on what’s ahead.
The dynamics of the industry suggest that a firm pork cutout and tempered feed costs provide ample support for growth, says CoBank’s Brian Earnest.
How does adding soybean byproducts back into meal affect nursey pigs?
Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of this inaugural competition at the Iowa State University James D. McKean Swine Disease Conference.
Pork producers say they’ve had enough with endemic diseases like PRRS, PED and influenza that continue to decrease profitability in U.S. swine operations.
Researchers suggest this technology has the potential to improve vaccine compliance, biosecurity and overall animal welfare in commercial swine operations.
Safe handling of manure should always be a top priority for producers to keep people and pigs safe.
Research shows a new way to improve piglet performance, move more pigs out the door, and potentially reduce the economic burden of health challenges.
Despite some small surprises in the report, the outlook remains positive for hog producers in 2025. Here’s why.
Keep unwanted visitors out by buttoning up your biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious diseases and pathogens.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is now endemic in waterfowl, reassorting and circulating this foreign animal disease that poses an undeniable challenge for the U.S. livestock and poultry industries.
The latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report affirms U.S. pork producers are very savvy, and they’re not going to make investments right now given all the uncertainty that exists, says economist Altin Kalo.
Are you being honest with yourself? It’s time to set appropriate expectations and write them down on paper.
University of Illinois researchers test oviduct glycans for their ability to bind pig sperm. Not only is pig sperm a great proof of concept for future human studies, but animal ag relies on in vitro fertilization, too.
Replacing some amount of commercial fertilizers with manure maintains annual crop yields, increases soil organic carbon storage, reduces GHG emissions, and reduces crops’ carbon footprint, the organization points out.
Emma Zwart presents the findings of her Porcine Astrovirus Type 4 study and the best sampling techniques she discovered for detection and surveillance of this virus.
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine student Patrick Jung compared two well-known antibiotics, Tylvalosin and Lincomycin, for controlling ileitis in finishing pigs.
Clayton Johnson says veterinarians have perspective, breadth of knowledge and experience from farm visits that allow them to be a champion of the pig.
Four pork industry experts share their take on the possibilities artificial intelligence brings to pork production.
E. coli is certainly not new among pigs, but it tends to ebb and flow over time — right now, infections happen to be in a peak trend.
We must address the needs of Millennials and Gen Zs to remain relevant and continue advancing the pork industry.
Manufacturing challenges have made Vitamin E difficult to find and afford for some producers.
How will the “other AI” change the future of swine breeding? Four experts discuss what’s coming.
There’s no question swine genetics are becoming increasingly complex. Although few traits have decreased in importance in recent years, geneticists pinpoint survival and robustness as key areas of increasing importance.
Geneticists take a deeper look into what’s ahead for the U.S. pork industry in the ever-evolving field of genetics.