ASFv mutation in China: What does it mean on-farm? How does China’s pig industry deal with the aftermath of African Swine Fever?
Vietnam develops an ASF vaccine. What is the context? Research is going on at many places – but most is happening behind the scenes.
Climate trial unit for Trouw swine research centre Trouw Nutrition has added a new barn to its Swine Research Centre in the Netherlands.
Podcast: Marketing ‘Real Pork’ in the United States The 9th episode of the Real P3 podcast series takes a look at the marketing of pork production.
ASF Germany: A fragile balance at the border Constructing a permanent fence against the spread of ASF in Germany is a race against the clock.
Antimicrobial usage in the US pig industry Tetracyclines were the largest class of antibiotics found on selected US farms in 2016 and 2017.
Podcast: A recap of pig year 2020 The makers of the Real P3 podcast series look back at the ups and downs of 2020.
Warthog microbiota for partial protection against ASFv A Spanish study has shown that faecal microbiota transplantation may help against ASFv.
Effectiveness of chemical compounds against ASFv Polish researchers have been testing the effectiveness of a range of chemical compounds against ASF.
Fermented rapeseed meal impacts pig blood values Recent research showed that the use of fermented rapeseed meal in sow diets has numerous advantages.
DON in finishing pigs: Effect on feed intake Canadian researchers delved into the long-term effect of feeding the mycotoxin DON to finisher pigs.
Research project targets E. coli infection in pigs Canadian scientists are working on the development of edible antibody therapeutics.
How does ASFv spread within a feed mill? ASF can be widely distributed in a feed manufacturing environment, would the virus be introduced.
ASF Poland: Virus moves north into West Pomerania province The first 2 infected carcasses have been found in West Pomerania province.
Podcast: Optimising milk systems in lactation How do you get the most out of milk replacers and systems and how do you improve weaning weights?
Around the world in 9 pig farms At the end of every year, we always look back to the farms we highlighted over the year.
ASF Germany: Number of cases in wild boar tops 300 The number of cases of African Swine Fever in wild boar in Germany exceeded the 300 mark mid-December. The total...
Podcast: Ireland and zero zinc in nursery diets What will no more levels of therapeutic zinc oxide mean for pig producers in the European Union?
On-demand: Webinar on young animal care 'What if… young animals don’t get the right care?' 3 experts tackled this question in a webinar.
Sow numbers in the Netherlands drop by 70,000 The reason for that is a ‘remediation’ policy, where producers are invited to be bought out.