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Jamil Faccin, post-doctoral researcher in applied swine nutrition at Kansas State University, shared five key feeding strategies to achieve success with gilts during his presentation at the 2023 Leman Swine Conference.

To set your pigs up for future success, it has been well established that the 3 to 10 days post-weaning are crucial. What’s the most overlooked, and arguably most important, component of wean pig care?

Although there’s nothing like getting the grand champion slap in front of a huge crowd in the coliseum, youth livestock exhibitors point out that a lot of hard work and tough lessons were learned behind the scenes first.

Purdue University is developing a field test that can measure and predict the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a wide range of wildlife and farm animals thanks to $2.7 million in federal funding from USDA’s APHIS.

Almost 34,000 pigs at 12 farms in the northern Italian region of Lombardy have been culled to counter the spread of African swine fever, a spokesperson for the region said on Wednesday.

Meghan Cline has joined the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) as director of policy communications.

Push, scoop, lift and dig — equipment that plays the game year-round.

From PEDV to pork productivity in difficult times, the conversations that took place at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference covered a wide expanse of topics. Here are a few thoughts worth repeating.

“Protein in often in short supply for food banks and this sponsorship allows those in need to have access to a nutritious, wholesome protein source—pork,” says Courtney Gray with Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council.

The first few weeks of a pig’s life are important for their health and growth potential and can also be a challenge with changes in environment and diet. Here’s some tips on how to help them thrive from the beginning.