The number that matters most in commercial pig production is not litter size at birth — it is the number of piglets that survive to weaning. A sow that farrows…
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Every disease-specific guide in this series — African Swine Fever, PRRS, internal parasites, the general biosecurity framework — converges on the same recommendation: quarantine incoming animals, isolate sick animals, do…
Every medication discussed in the piggery first-aid kit guide depends on a single, final, frequently underappreciated step: the physical act of getting that medication from the vial into the pig’s…
The gap between recognizing a problem and treating it is where pigs are lost. A farm manager who correctly identifies a piglet in respiratory distress from hypothermia, a sow showing…
By the time a commercial pig operation’s farm manager notices an obvious respiratory disease event — multiple pigs coughing visibly, a cluster of unexplained abortions, a sudden mortality spike —…
The difference between a biosecurity protocol and a biosecurity system is the difference between a rule and a structure. A rule says “visitors must change their footwear before entering the…
Parasites are the most underdiagnosed production-limiting problem in West and Central African commercial pig farming. Not because they are rare — they are widespread, often present in the majority of…
A vaccination program that is designed correctly, implemented precisely, and maintained consistently is the single most cost-effective health management investment available to a commercial pig operation. A single dose of…
African Swine Fever is categorically different from every other pig disease in this guide series. Newcastle disease, PRRS, Mycoplasma, Salmonella — all have vaccines, treatments, or management strategies that allow…
The pig with a textbook nutritional deficiency — the one with the classic, unambiguous clinical presentation described in veterinary pathology manuals — is not the pig that costs most commercial…