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Basic human resource management tools for farms
Anyone knowing the pig business will agree on the importance of the human team force in achieving results. But unfortunately, when talking about employees we often hear just about associated problems.
Biosecurity: The last line of defense against epidemics
In the US, improving biosecurity, as measured by reducing the frequency of PRRS outbreaks in sow herds, has not been sustained over long periods…
Biosecurity and control of epidemics
Covid-19 infection force all of us to take measures to prevent the infection, but also to prevent it to be spread.
United States (US) – 2014: livestock producers began to accelerate the shift toward antibiotic-free production.
Antibiotic Free Production of Pork
United States (US) – 2014: livestock producers began to accelerate the shift toward antibiotic-free production.
Social changes are determined by many and varied factors, but surely among those that have most influenced recent changes would be
Animal welfare (+ intradermal vaccination)
Technological innovation allow us to gradually improve our operational procedures, and also our pigs’ welfare and health.
Animal welfare and needle-free vaccination
From a scientific perspective, 3 conceptual frameworks should be distinguished when one tries to evaluate animal welfare (Fraser 2003)
There is a gap between public consumers and pig farming which sometimes entails a lack of understanding about pig farming.
The value proposition for precision livestock farming applied to swine disease management
In the context of animal health input decisions, a swine producer has nearly perfect knowledge if they know exactly.
Human Resource Considerations in the Pork Industry
Modern pork production is not only a pig business, it’s also a people business.