Animal welfare Animal performance Swine Managing animal behaviour on pig farms Faced with the constant challenges linked to animal nervousness in pig farming, TECHNA is innovating with ROBUS ZEN, a solution that tackles the root causes of…
Pest risk management Foliar nutrition How to stimulate corn crop growth to better withstand bird attacks Beware: bird damage is affecting an increasing surface area of arable crops each year. With average losses of 120,000 ha per year, corn is the crop most…
Reproduction Swine How to reduce reproductive problems by preserving the urinary sphere of sows? Infections of the urinary tract in sows, even if only minor, are a real threat to farm profitability. The risks range from simple motor difficulties to a drop…
Feed efficiency Environmental impact Reduce the environmental impact of animal productions How to reconcile livestock production with respect for the environment? Pollution generated by livestock farms is likely to increase due to growing meat…
Drainage and detoxification Parasite management Transition periods Reproduction Ruminants Bolus: a targeted answer to individual cattle management The term "ruminal bolus" encompasses very different concepts. Even though they come in all shapes and sizes, most boluses can be used for similar purposes…
Animal welfare Feed efficiency Periods at risk Swine How to Reduce the Impact of Extreme Heat and Avoid Heat Stress in Pigs As in poultry, pigs are incapable of sweating in order to cool off; this makes them acutely sensitive to heat stress. Heat stress results from the combination…
Reproduction Ruminants Using Sexed Semen: Preparing Cows for Success Sexed semen has become a major resource for managing, developing and increasing the size of dairy cow herds. This sexing technology allows for new ways to plan…
Reducing chemical inputs Foliar nutrition Reducing the use of phytosanitary products for sustainable cocoa farming 800,000 farmers, 6 million people relying on cocoa production… Côte d'Ivoire leads the world in cocoa farming. However, this "brown gold" crop is increasingly…
Immunities Milk quality Ruminants Containing Somatic Cell Counts to Preserve Milk Quality The production of high-quality milk is key to a dairy farm’s profitability. Somatic cell counts contained in milk can provide an accurate evaluation of the…
Pest risk management Foliar nutrition Limiting wireworm damage on potatoes Wireworms, better known as click beetle larvae, feed on potato tubers. Although losses in terms of quantity are low, potato quality suffers significantly as a…
Immunities Poultry How can we manage Escherichia coli complications in poultry production? E. coli is a germ whose presence is inevitable in poultry intestine. It remains benign if the balance between the animal host and its environment is stable,…
Feed efficiency Digestive safety Swine How to Succeed in Milling Piglet Feed Weaning piglets means, amongst other changes, a transition to a new diet. From a liquid diet of sow’s milk with lactose as an energy source, the piglet’s diet…
