We review critical factors associated with reproductive performance of female breeding pigs,
their lifetime performance and herd productivity in commercial herds. The factors include …

Postweaning mortality is a complex causal matrix involving animal, environment, and
infectious etiologic factors. Despite advances in swine productivity such as total pigs born …

Several studies have suggested there is a critical relationship between piglet birth weight
and preweaning mortality. Thus, the objective of the current work was to identify a birth …

The global Insects as Food and Feed (IAFF) industry currently farms over a trillion individual
insects a year and is growing rapidly. Intensive animal production systems are known to …

Postweaning mortality is extremely complex with a multitude of noninfectious and infectious
contributing factors. In the current review, our objective is to describe the current state of …

Pregnancy is a delicate yet complex physiological process that requires fine-tuning of many
factors (hormones, growth factors, cytokines, and receptors) between the mother and the …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are endemic in swine and represent a public health risk. However,
there is limited information on the genetic diversity of swine IAVs within farrow-to-wean …

The concept that gut microbiome-expressed functions regulate ponderal growth has
important implications for infant and child health, as well as animal health. Using an …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are distributed worldwide in birds, pigs and humans, and cause
important endemic disease affecting hosts in all countries. Although pigs play a key role in …

Simple Summary One of the most challenging setbacks for intensive swine industries to
improve animal welfare and sustainability is skilled labor. Human observations are needed …