Over 64% of piglets show inflammation symptoms

12-02-2025 | |
A healthy pig tail reflects a healthy animal. Photo: Ronald Hissink
A healthy pig tail reflects a healthy animal. Photo: Ronald Hissink
In total 64.1% of newborn piglets show signs of inflammation lesions to a greater or lesser extent. The result was the outcome of research to the application of a scoring system specified for Swine Inflammation and Necrosis Syndrome (SINS). That message, shared by a team of researchers from the Netherlands and Germany, was published in the peer-reviewed journal Animals in January 2025. Inflammation is an important topic. After all, if the animals suffer from inflammation straight from


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