OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 23, 2026 /CNW/ - Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) are one of the most devastating classes of viruses affecting farmed pigs, representing significant ...

For many livestock species, artificial insemination (AI) is standard. But it can be tricky to achieve success the first time, thanks to variability in ovulation timing across the herd. A new study ...

The reproductive systems of female pigs recognise whether a sperm will produce a male or a female before it reaches and fertilises the ovum, and their oviduct (fallopian tubes) change in response, ...

An Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study showed female pigs had better reproductive health when placed on a slow-growth diet before being bred. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Borrowing a page from the ...

Pig farmers should avoid viewing feed efficiency as simply feed conversion ratio and consider how it is affected by health, mortality, and wider inefficiencies through the whole production chain. By ...