Five years of experience at Flemish trial farm 5 years ago, the Flemish Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food started its own pig farm.
Robot feeds pigs while playing classical music A feeding robot has been developed in Brazil, playing classical music for pigs.
ASF Germany: Markets upside down, 13 cases found African Swine Fever has been around in Germany’s wild boar population for a week now, and as a result, prices...
Enhancing pig herd health in a dash Irish farmer Patrick Ryan uses a dashboard system to improve the health of his pig herd.
Examining the alternatives to piglet castration There is a growing consensus that this process should be discontinued.
ASF Germany: 5 more infected wild boar confirmed That means that the reported finding last week Thursday was not an isolated incident.
Feeding strategy results in € 114 more per sow per year At Bankers Agro, owner Wilfred Bankers and his co-workers continuously search for new methods to increase...
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African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
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The future of pig production: Welcome to the Green Deal Antibiotics, zinc oxide, consumer and retailer demands, African Swine Fever… As if there weren’t enough...
Pig farms and the winds of change Although Covid-19 has not affected pigs directly, the effects of the human virus are having a profound effect on...
Wanted: Your experience with pig castration Health and welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia is looking for your experiences with piglet castration.
Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not? A news item on H1N1 with ‘pandemic potential’ hit the news some time ago. Why did we publish it?
Weaning Special Weaning is a time of many changes for young piglets. So what can be done to make weaning a smooth process?