Technical articles

The aim of HealthyLivestock is to contribute to fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), by reducing the need to use antimicrobials in swine and poultry. Strengthening biosecurity, enhancing animal resilience, early disease detection methods and more targeted medication will help decrease antimicrobial use and consequently reduce antimicrobial resistance....

Savvas Dimitriadis, Biotechnologist, Nuevo S.A, s.dimitriadis@nuevo-group.com
Animals, like people, carry microorganisms in their gut, known as gut microbiome. Antibiotic resistance occurs when these microorganisms develop the ability to become resistant to the antibiotics designed to kill them. ...

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, all industries worldwide have been affected from the significant challenges of supply chainsAround the world, countries were struggling with transportation and logistical issues, facility shutdowns, the inability to find skilled and willing labor (due to pandemic), banned exports,...

Thanasis Sougias, DVM NUEVO Swine Product Manager
According to literature, sows are submitted to heat stress in temperatures over 20-22 0C (upper limit of thermoneutral zone).
The rise in body temperature during summer months causes various reactions in sows, such as higher respiratory rate, shortness of breath...

Giannis Karvelis, Nutritionist, Technical Sales at Nuevo S.A., www.nuevo-group.com Newly weaned piglets suffer from post weaning diarrhea in the main because of the immature development of the gut and their inadequate capacity to digest a “vegetable based” diet. Reduced feed intake, as a result of weaning...

Giannis Karvelis, Nuevo S.A, g.karvelis@nuevo-group.com
Some time ago, I was invited to participate in the ‘Healthy Start – Healthy Finish’ symposium held in Cookstown & Cavan, Ireland with a technical presentation of a less often addressed approach feed topic. As most aspects of pig nutrition are...

Giannis Karvelis, Nuevo S.A, g.karvelis@nuevo-group.com
Feeding lactating sows is a task that requires daily attention to meet increasing needs for milk production throughout the lactating period.
In almost every pig farm I visit, lactation feeding management is a reference point that I try to discuss in detail...