In 2025, U.S. hog and pig operations had 15,308,600 post-weaning deaths. That is up 756,700 head or 5.2% from 2024.

The nursery phase is a time of many stressors in the pig’s life. Between weaning, transportation, vaccinations and rapid ...

Employing a former car sales executive has helped pig farmer James Ross improve weaning weights on his two outdoor units in Lincolnshire. Piglets are now 0.7kg heavier at five weeks of age, thanks to ...

The weaning of pigs in most commercial pork production systems is an abrupt event performed at a fairly young age, i.e., mostly between 2.5 and 5 weeks of age. This practice induces a stress response, ...

Discover when to wean piglets and some of the easiest and best options when weaning your pasture piglets. Piglets born on pasture are able to get out and enjoy the sun very early in life. Whether your ...

An Agricultural Research Service scientist at the Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center in College Station, Texas, has come up with an alternative to antibiotics to control Escherichia coli, ...

The post-weaning environment in commercial pig nursery buildings is typically devoid of both the sow and her semiochemicals. Among other factors, the loss of maternal odors may contribute to ...