ASF Romania: 42,000 pigs culled on commercial farm All pigs on a Romanian farm with almost 42,000 pigs had to be culled as African Swine Fever was found on the...
Scientists map African Swine Fever virus genome A team of researchers from the UK and Poland have mapped the expression of genes across the entire African Swine...
Gentle handling does not impact pig performance Gentle handling of pigs can reduce pigs’ anxiety and increase their willingness to approach handlers, but...
Focus on pig feed efficiency at JRP in France Feed is always the star of the French Swine Research Days (JRP). At the 52nd edition of the JRP, held in Paris,...
ASF Greece: No further cases reported so far The outbreak of African Swine Fever on a small backyard farm in Greece for now appears to have been an isolated...
Pig Progress and All About Feed seminars at Victam 2020 The international trade show Victam and Animal Health and Nutrition 2020 is just around the corner, as it will...
WMF: The mycotoxin situation in Asia The latest edition of the World Mycotoxin Forum took place in a continent where the platform hadn’t been before:...
African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
Trends in Our special focus section covers the most trending topics in international livestock farming.
7 steps for managing media coverage of pigs The media are a topical subject at present. As both a journalist and pig production adviser for the majority of...
Nursing 15 piglets? Sows can do it Sows can achieve a lot, but is it possible to quantify the potential of nursing piglets? Recent Danish research...
Addressing the complexities in pig production A recent episode of the programme ‘60 Minutes’ in the United States led to critical reactions in the US swine...
Quarterly update: Good fortune for pig producers in 2020 A few wild boar crossing a river in Europe – or one tweet by the US president. Small unforeseen things like...
A pig should remain healthy all its life. In this special edition, many factors are explored to keep a healthy...