Pig gut health: Exposing some hidden corners In times of fewer antibiotics or zinc oxide, the theme of gut health is ‘hot’ in pigs. Sometimes innovative feed...
ASF China: Pig herd falls 16.6% in February China’s pig herd has decreased by 16.6% in February year-on-year, according to official figures. This is likely...
Training, tails and treasure in Pig Progress, issue 2 Training young piglets to eat from an early age is essential to get them through weaning well. That, in short is...
ASF China: Pork supplies expected to shrink; case in Sichuan Bit by bit more background info is becoming available about the vastness of the African Swine Fever (ASF)...
African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
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Sow mortality in the US – 1 year later In a recent comprehensive US research, 20% of sow mortality was attributed to prolapse. While appreciating that...
Pig farming beyond zinc oxide and antibiotics As the end of therapeutic zinc oxide (ZnO) and in-feed antibiotics approaches, sharing knowledge and experiences...
Is the pig house too hot in summer? Paint it white! The summer of 2018 was a hot one and it looks like there are more of them to come. Are there easy ways to...
Early indicators for tail biting in pigs Should pigs in the EU keep the end of their tails, or should tails be docked in the 1st days of the pigs’ lives...
A pig should remain healthy all its life. In this special edition, many factors are explored to keep a healthy...