José Manuel Pinto

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José Manuel Pinto was born in Castrillo de la Vega (Burgos) in 1978. He graduated as an agricultural technical engineer with a farm specialization, at the Agricultural Engineering College in Soria (1997-2001). He continued his studies in agronomic engineering at the School of Agricultural Engineering in Palencia (2001 – 2005). Both schools are affiliated to the University of Valladolid

Between July of 2005 and October of 2018 he worked at Juan Jiménez García SAU in different areas, from production control to the design and execution of jobs on pig farms.

From October of 2018 to April of 2019, Pinto was a farm manager for Manzana Piensos Compuestos SL.
Currently, he works for S.A.T. Hermanos Chico as an agricultural engineer.

In 2024, the Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Spain awarded him the I Laboratorios MEVET "Carlos Buxadé Carbó" Award for his research: "Management guide for sows and piglets to optimize welfare and sustainability. New experiences."

José Manuel Pinto 4 Articles

Clinical case: ...and trouble arrived with them

M. Toledo

J.M. Pinto

Changes on the source of replacement animals are always difficult decisions. Monitoring through testing before the introduction of the new animals into the farm is not sufficient.

Digestive pathologies at the beginning of the growing phase: same bacteria and two different problems

The first days of the finishing phase are key, as they will determine finishing performance. This article addresses two types of pathologies caused by two different pathotypes of Escherichia coli.

Health Article

Clinical case: Edema disease - The more I medicate, the more pigs die!

An outbreak of edema disease was treated with fasting and antibiotic therapy, but in subsequent batches these measures were no longer successful. The outbreak progresses and it was observed that when animals are medicated, either orally or parenterally, mortality increases both in number and speed.