Porcine Health Management

African swine fever is one of the major threats for the swine industry worldwide, for which there is no vaccine available.

Pigs are susceptible to a wide range of endemic and epidemic diseases, including zoonotic infections, which can affect health, welfare and productivity, and thereby have a major economic impact. The implementation of biosecurity measures along the...

Spread and establishment of infectious diseases is a challenge for the livestock industries, as it can significantly affect animal and public health, on-farm productivity and trade arrangements. Implementation of biosecurity pre-border, at the border and...

In the course of domestication, selective breeding has delivered more than 100% increase in litter size in pigs. Denmark has seen the most dramatic progress in this trait; an increase in total born per litter of four pigs has occurred over a 13 year...

What is a large litter? Obviously, the definition of a large litter depends on the type of swine breed we talk about. For an Iberian sow a large litter would be to achieve 10 total born, while for a modern sow a large litter means something else. There...

This book contains the program only

This book contains the ESPHM program and the proceedings