Even healthy pigs can give producers a headache

In many countries, pig health and pig welfare have been important topics, but pig producers themselves tend to get less attention. Nevertheless, respiratory problems among swine producers appear to be a fairly common phenomenon – and they can strike worldwide. There are ways to prevent these. By Vincent ter Beek   In his own words, Jos Rooijackers’ biggest concern is that pig producers are caught in the middle. “They have many physical symptoms but once they are screened by