Websites about the science and practice of raising pigs and related animals (including other boars) for agricultural use.
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- Australian Pig Science Association This organisation aims to provide a forum for excellence in science related to all aspects of the pig industry. Gives information on membership, conferences, publications and awards.
- Basic Pig Husbandry: The Boar Provides guidance on selecting boars, mating management, feed requirements, disease control programs, detusking and reluctance to work.
- Basic Pig Husbandry: Gilts and Sows Provides guidance on selection and care of gilts and sows, the mating, gestation and pre-farrowing periods, farrowing, after-farrowing care and the lactation period.
- Primefacts: The Litter Provides information on managing newborn piglets, fostering and artificial rearing, routine tasks and creep feeding.
- Primefacts: The Weaner Discusses different types of weaning and their associated problems, and offers guidance on pre-weaning management, the weaning procedure and suitable weaning housing.
- Primefacts: The Grower Herd Provides guidance on feeding growing pigs, diseases, grading and temperature control and the importance of weighing and managing the finishers.
- National Pig Improvement Program Provides a service to the Australian pig industry by providing genetic evaluation services for participating purebred herds.
- Hog Production: Modern Methods of an Ancient Task Provides a historical account of the domestication of pigs and video clips of modern commercial pig production from farrowing, through the nursery pens to the finishing barn.
- The Pig Journal Produced by the UK Pig Veterinary Society, this twice yearly publication provides authoritative articles and information on pig production and health.
- Prairie Swine Centre Conducts research on behalf of western Canadian pork producers. Specializing in the areas of nutrition, swine behaviour, engineering, and environment.