A PRRS outbreak on a pig farm results in a significantly higher use of antibiotics. The need to resort to this drug increases by 2.28 to 3.79 times, according to American research. The viral disease PRRS can cause fertility problems in sows and respiratory diseases in piglets and fattening pigs. The disease is also known … Read more
Part 2 – Infectious Causes The production number or the number of weaned piglets per sow per year is the most important key figure in sow farming and provides insight into the productivity of the sow herd. Piglet mortality in the farrowing pen has a negative impact on the production number and thus on the … Read more
Denmark wants to have a large proportion of companies free from PRRS by 2025. On May 15, it was decided that all Danish pig farmers must know the PRRS status of their livestock by October 1, 2023 at the latest. Currently, the PRRS status of almost 85 percent of the approximately 2,400 pig farms is … Read more
Denmark wants to have a large proportion of companies free from PRRS by 2025. On May 15, it was decided that all Danish pig farmers must know the PRRS status of their livestock by October 1, 2023 at the latest. Currently, the PRRS status of almost 85 percent of the approximately 2,400 pig farms is … Read more