More lessons about implantation in sows Last month, our pig management expert turned to a highly important but underestimated topic: implantation of...
The importance of implantation (I) Implantation is an important stage in a successful gestation cycle – and it is a phase that is not to be...
Mixing weaners without tears Mixing weaners has always been a bit of a problem and is likely to become a bigger problem in the European...
11 steps for dealing with condensation in pig farms Last month, pig management expert John Gadd pointed out that pigs can be quite wet animals, leading to a lot of...
Pigs are wet animals – how to deal with it? Pigs are very wet animals, swine management expert John Gadd tells this month. This has some consequences for...
The high level zinc oxide ban (II) The European Commission opted for phasing out the usage of high-level zinc oxide. EU farmers have 5 years to...
The high level zinc oxide ban (I) High-level zinc oxide usage in post-weaning piglets is under scrutiny in the European Union. What management...
Immunity – some further thoughts At various moments, our pig management expert has touched on the topic of immunity and how proper pig house...
Continue what you are doing – just a little bit better While visiting many farms over the years, John Gadd has collected enormous piles of data about pig farms. Small...
Asking a supplier the right questions As in every industry, manufacturers from all kinds of products will try to convince pig producers to buy their...
Colostrum (III): Immunity’s A to Z The third in the series of columns by John Gadd on colostrum. In this column John looks at immunity.
Colostrum (II): The immunogens Following on from his previous colostrum column, Pig Progress's expert, John Gadd explains more about hand...
Colostrum (I): Hand management Pig Progress's expert, John Gadd, takes a look at colostrum. There are many that would think there is little...
Light (IV): Measuring Textbooks hardly cover light at all, according to our resident expert on 'Pig management', John Gadd, therefore...
5 reasons why weaning age will come down What is the ideal weaning age for pigs? Over the years expert columnist John Gadd observed that thinking about...
Light (III): 4 proofs that correct levels are vital In his penultimate piece about light, Pig Progress' resident expert on 'Pig Management', John Gadd gathers 4...
Light (II): How much and for how long? Pig Progress' resident expert on 'Pig Management', John Gadd, takes the subject of light 1 step further in this...
Light (I): Seasonal infertility This is the first of 4 pieces on light by pig farm advisor, John Gadd. In this article Gadd looks at the correct...
New technical terms (III): Genomics This concludes John Gadd's series on how the textbooks describe the main new technical subjects. Genomics is a...
New technical terms (II): Nutraceuticals In his previous article John Gadd discussed epigenetics, the first of several new or newish concepts appearing...