Dr. Ekaitz Maguregui - 5/03/2020

Aquaculture, Digestives, Preservatives

Knowing and understanding the feeding and digestion in fish and its peculiarities is essential to produce feed and additives that fit their needs and feeding behavior. The digestive system of fish shows a huge plasticity due to the different...

Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 3/03/2020

Farm management, Poultry Farming

Advantages that we can mention in Laying hen cages: • Birds are less exposed to environmental pollutants and circulating infectious pathogens. • The eggs do not come into contact with the chickens or their feces avoiding their waste by...

Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 3/03/2020

Antibiotics, Poultry Farming

The production of antibiotic-free chickens is a global trend: The use of growth-promoting antibiotics has been banned or regulated by some countries, and, many consumers are increasingly avoiding foods containing antibiotics. In view of this...

MV. Júlia Pié Orpí - 27/02/2020

Swine

Lactation in pigs is a critical period, because it has a great impact on pig health, survival and growth at weaning and repercussions at the end of the production period. During the last decades, lactation in pigs has been shortened. Nowadays,...

Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 25/02/2020

Farm management, Swine

In every pig farm, there must be a management plan for the piglets handling. That is a fundamental key for the production of healthy pigs that reach their productive parameters in optimal time. Before farrowing, the sow must have dry and clean...

Dr. Marco A. Hernández - 14/02/2020

Farm management, Swine

The latest trend in animal protein production is increased production under an animal welfare improvement scheme. In pig production, the use of alternative systems is a global trend that seeks to improve the quality of life of pigs within the pig...