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Argentina’s pig business is breaking records


How to deal with bitterness for pigs


Column John Gadd: Airbags over straw


The Bigger Picture: A local hero


Column Monique Pairis-Garcia: A refreshing approach


28 BIOSECURITY


African Swine Fever (ASF) is slowly creeping towards western Europe, affecting mostly wild boar populations. It looks like the virus will not go away anytime soon. Which practical measures can minimise the risk of the deadly virus actually entering a swine facility?


14 COVER STORY


Heat stress in pigs can vary strongly depending on the region where the animals are being kept. As a tropical climate is part of his daily life, Prof Bruno Silva of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, has made ‘heat stress in sows’ his specialism.


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FARM VISIT


Pig producer Tim Kropp in Diepenau, Germany, chose to inseminate his sows without actually having them in sow stalls. For him, inseminating the sows in groups works well. The percentage of sows not-in-pig is about 5%.


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