The Philippine livestock sector is primarily driven by the pork industry. Pig raising in the country serve as a business and livelihood to all pig producers, whether backyard or commercial. Despite that stability of the sector from previous years, the occurrence of African Swine Fever in the country …

The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of age, body weight, and the average daily gain at first insemination on the litter’s size of Topigs Norsvin TN70 gilts. This research was implemented in a specific pathogen-free (SPF) commercial swine farm which is located in the eastern …

The negative image of the pig sector in the Netherlands is an import topic for The Dutch labor union (Nederlandse Vakbond Varkenshouders) (NVV). The negative image of the pig sector emerged by the swine fever (1997), zoonosis, up-scaling, antibiotic resistance, particle matter etc. The negativity has …