Anne-Marie van der Linde

Reporter on dairy, beef and pigs

Anne-Marie van der Linde , age 47, has been working for Pig Progress’  sister title Boerderij since 2001. Prior to that, she used to work as advisor for an advisory agency aimed at environmental and construction permits for 3 years. Her main areas of interest include young animals, animal health, housing, environment and animals for meat production.

Latest articles of this author

• ‘Well growing gilts will have more liveborn piglets’

  Gilts that gain decent amounts of weight during gestation, will produce more piglets born alive.

• Ventilation does not spread MRSA outside pig houses

  Danish researchers put ventilation to the test to see if MRSA could also spread outside pig houses.

• Farm visit: Bringing circular pig production a step closer

  Animal welfare, climate and job satisfaction are the spearheads in this new concept.

• Germany will evaluate anti-tail docking policy

  Germany’s policy that aims to reduce tail docking will be evaluated in the course of this year. Yet next steps...

• Pig farms can restart in Belgium’s ASF zone

  Belgium has started the repopulation of pig farms located in the region that was hit by ASF.

• Welfare and environment key in innovative barn

  A modular barn with many welfare aspects – that, in short, is the concept of 'Het Familievarken'.

• Grower pigs perform better in pens with plateaus

  Grower pigs housed in pens with an extra platform perform better than those in single floor pens.