Podcast: Employee training and impact on pig welfare Dr Casey Bradley speaks to animal behaviour and welfare specialist, Dr Arlene Garcia.
Family feeding: More piglets will eat prior to weaning Research in the Netherlands has shown that more piglets can start eating prior to weaning.
7 Steps to take in preparation of a pig crisis Dr Irene Camerlink sums up 7 steps pig producers can take to prepare for crisis situations.
‘Well growing gilts will have more liveborn piglets’ Gilts that gain decent amounts of weight during gestation, will produce more piglets born alive.
UK: Support measures for the pig industry Beleaguered pig producers in the UK have been granted a lifeline.
Potential, problems and popcorn in Pig Progress 8 The 8th edition of Pig Progress for 2021 is now available online.
ASF Germany: Virus pops up 60km further in Saxony African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) has been found in a wild boar carcass.
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What will farrowing of the future look like? It looks like the end is near for sow confinement during lactation in the European Union. New legislation will...
Can sow skin temperature reveal health issues? The pig industry is facing new challenges when lactating sows are to be loose housed.
ASF and pig feed, where do they interact? Does feed play a role in the spread of African Swine Fever virus?
Preventing piglet mortality in free farrowing pens Dr Irene Camerlink shares insights from long-term research on free farrowing and piglet mortality.
Weaning Special Weaning is a time of many changes for young piglets. So what can be done to make weaning a smooth process?