Dublin, Ireland (August 5, 2022) – Tonisity International Limited (“Tonisity”), an animal health and nutrition company based in Ireland, is pleased to announce that the General Administration of Customs in the People’s Republic of China has approved the importation of Tonisity Px, which is Tonisity’s flagship swine product. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs… Continue reading

Neonatal diarrhea – unfortunately, every farrowing manager is familiar with this challenging situation affecting new-born piglets. It is one of the most common symptoms of disease in the baby pig and the cause for this diarrhea is usually considered to be of infectious nature. However, it can also be associated with the pig itself and… Continue reading

The basis for the best achievable financial result in the sow herd is a high number of pigs per sow and per year. Optimal handling of the sow and piglets around farrowing, and in the first week of life of the piglets are prerequisites for a good financial result. Feed Recommendations Before Farrowing Make sure… Continue reading

Sweating and panting are the two most important tools for the maintenance of body temperature, which is how most animals transfer internal heat to the outside of the body. Pigs are more sensitive to heat than other animals because they do not have functional sweat glands, thus being unable to sweat. In addition, they have… Continue reading

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) is a virus that attacks the gastrointestinal (GI) tract damaging the villi on the surface of the small intestine. This reduces the absorptive abilities of the surrounding surface area of the GI tract resulting in fluid loss, diarrhea and dehydration. Effects of this virus are significantly more severe in younger pigs,… Continue reading

European legislation dictates that pig tail docking is unauthorised to be routinely performed on farms.  However, tail docking is still common practice in many European countries, although several, including Finland and Lithuania have stopped routine tail docking altogether. However, many piglets in Europe are still routinely exposed to the cutting or cauterising of a part… Continue reading

Tonisity Px – Results from 4,000 sow Chilean farm Tonisity recently carried out a study on a 4,000-sow commercial farm in Chile. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect on piglet pre-weaning mortality (PWM) of Tonisity Px (TPX), a combination of electrolytes and key gut enhancing bioactives, in the farrowing house. Historically,… Continue reading