Genetics help to step up resistance to PRRS and App A genetic approach may well hold the key to make pigs better prepared for disease challenges. That was one of...
Truckers’ strikes hit Brazilian pig and poultry industry An 11-day spell of truckers’ strikes in May and June has cost the Brazilian pig and poultry sectors about...
PRRS situation in China is very complex The complexity of the situation around Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in China, became...
Alibaba Cloud launches smart brain for pig farms Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has already launched its smart brain for use in pig...
African Swine Fever can be in Germany in 4 years According to a computerised model, African Swine Fever will reach wild boar populations in Germany in about 4...
Belgian retailer launches castration-free pork label The Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize has recently launched a new castration-free pork label.
Zinc plays a vital role in male pig fertility Zinc plays a key role in promoting fertility in males – this applies to pigs as well as humans and other species
Innovations and novelties at World Pork Expo Fusion feeding for sows, tools how to select gilts and smart air filtration; these were amongst the novelties...
How to prevent ASFv getting onto pig farms African Swine Fever (ASF) is slowly creeping towards western Europe, affecting mostly wild boar populations. It...
Australians urged to eat more pork to save the pig industry Pig farmers across Australia say they are at crisis point as pork prices plummet to the ‘worst in living memory’...
Leaving pig health to the next generation Pig health expert David Burch has been writing weblogs for Pig Progress for over 10 years. He now feels it is...
Mexico strikes back with tariffs on US pork Mexico introduces tariffs on US pork, to the disappointment of the US pork business. In terms of volume, Mexico...
How to deal with bitterness for pigs Bitter tasting ingredients can lead to pigs having a lower feed acceptability. These components could even...
Russia’s pork is looking for more export markets Despite growth figures in 2017, Russia’s pork and pork by-products exports give some reason for concern,...
A tropical view on heat stress in sows Heat stress in pigs can vary strongly depending on the region where the animals are being kept. As a tropical...