The Dutch couple Sarah van den Berg and Dirk Thijssen have owned a sow farm in Eastern Germany since mid 2023.

Uncertainty remains about potential new farrowing system regulations requiring the industry to switch from conventional to ...

KENS 5 found the biggest draw was the baby chicks, some of which were freshly hatched under a heat ... pig snout toy for only $2! Check out Kevin Bacon, Patrick Ma-hamms, Brad Pigg, and Simon Sow ...

USDA upped its 2025 egg price forecast to a 41.1% increase. The range of price is up 15.0% to 74.9%, more than double the ...

Pig farming is essential ... high temperature and humidity can induce heat stress, which affects hormone secretion and can lead skin and limb diseases. Consequently, inappropriate rearing environments ...

A farmer’s decisions during a piglet’s first 24 hours of life help determine the pig’s lifelong health and performance.

Dr Alex Westerink, an expert in swine health and production at CS Vet, shares strategies for improving pig welfare, feed ...

Pregnant sows will not go into heat, but boars may still try to mount them. As the birth approaches, the sow’s appetite will increase dramatically. Often, once labor begins, the sow will begin ...

When standing in a normal position in a farrowing crate, a sow must not touch both sides ... access to darkened areas (except for pigs that have just been weaned in the past 48 hours, or for piglets ...

An older location, there are five sow farms that have roughly 25,000 sows. There are about 10,000 more pigs in separate gilt development ... From there, the gas is used to power and heat houses and ...