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For many years, demand for native chickens has exceeded supply, and prices have been favorable. Rural native chicken farming has therefore enjoyed strong production and sales, bec…
Even among day-old chicks from the same breeder flock, there are some differences in initial body weight. As chicks grow, differences in individual health, physical condition and …
The finishing stage is an important period that directly affects final body weight and farm profitability. Feed formulation, water supply, housing conditions, and daily health man…
First, we need to distinguish chalky urine in sows from endometritis. Chalky urine in sows mainly refers to the white urine they excrete, which leaves white crystals when it dries…
Pregnancy Feeding Management Concentrates, roughage, and green feed should be properly balanced when feeding. Concentrates and roughage should be ground to help pigs digest and ab…
A pig farm’s success or failure depends on the average number of piglets produced per sow per year and the annual number of market pigs contributed per sow. This shows just how im…
In the pig farming industry, sows are the “core assets” of a pig farm, and their production performance directly determines the farm’s capacity, costs, and economic returns. Empir…
1. Whether you purchase piglets or raise piglets from your own farm for fattening, their health must come first. If they are already in a subhealthy state from a young age, they w…
WiseLake, an AI-driven swine software company that has developed and operated PigPlan — Korea's No. 1 pig farm ERP by market share — for 27 years, today announced the availability…
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) persists on certain farms despite vaccination and control efforts, with genetic diversity suspected as a contributing f…
Rooting and exploration are essential behavioral needs for growing pigs, and failing to meet these needs increases undesirable and harmful behaviors such as tail biting. Straw bed…
Today, step into any technologically advanced hatchery and you will see advanced single-stage/multi-stage incubators, automatic control systems, modern ventilation systems, smooth…
As the cold autumn and winter seasons set in, the outdoor temperature is significantly lower than the target temperature required by the flock inside the house. At this time, mini…
Further understanding the physiological functions of the small intestine in broilers is essential for industry professionals. How does the small intestine develop at different age…
Today, poultry farmers, let’s talk about a painful subject—eggshell quality. When eggshell quality declines, egg traders lower their prices, breakage rates soar, the eggs look les…
Consumers cling to the myth that brown eggs are more natural than those with white shells, and are therefore usually more expensive to buy. It turns out that nothing could be furt…
Successful pig farming depends on much more than feed alone. Good housing conditions, clean drinking water, proper ventilation, hygiene, and daily observation all play an importan…
Gènes Diffusion is launching, at the Sommet de l’Élevage 2026, a new Useful Matter per Day of Life index (MUJV). Designed for Prim’Holstein cattle, it identifies the animals that …
Kathryn Polkoff, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumna, entrepreneur, and scientist, is on a mission to solve the problem of methane emissions from cattle – a major contr…
The 40th edition of SPACE, held from 15 to 17 September 2026 in Rennes, highlighted several technological developments that are gaining ground across the livestock sectors. Digita…
