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Healthy finisher pigs on a modern farm in Jiangsu province, China. The farm is unrelated to the recent ASF developments. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

ASFv mutation in China: What does it mean on-farm?

How does China’s pig industry deal with the aftermath of African Swine Fever?

On 11:00 In African Swine...

African Swine Fever virus led to the culling of 6 million pigs in Vietnam. - Illustration: Shutterstock

Vietnam develops an ASF vaccine. What is the context?

Research is going on at many places – but most is happening behind the scenes.

On Jan 22 In Biosecurity

Aerial view of the Swine Research Centre, where the new unit is highlighted. - Photo: Trouw Nutrition

Climate trial unit for Trouw swine research centre

Trouw Nutrition has added a new barn to its Swine Research Centre in the Netherlands.

On Jan 22 In Pig feed

Podcast: Marketing ‘Real Pork’ in the United States

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.

On Jan 20 In Pork

A wild boar with her litter roaming in a meadow in Europe. - Photo: Jan Vullings

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.

Expert opinion by Vincent ter Beek On Jan 18 In African Swine...

Antibiotics can be administered to pigs through injection, water and feed. - Photo: Bert Jansen

Antimicrobial usage in the US pig industry

Tetracyclines were the largest class of antibiotics found on selected US farms in 2016 and 2017.

On Jan 9 In Antibiotics

Podcast: A recap of pig year 2020

Podcast: A recap of pig year 2020

The makers of the Real P3 podcast series look back at the ups and downs of 2020.

On Jan 6 In Podcast

Warthog faecal microbiota may help conferring protection against ASF virus. - Photo: Wikipedia

Warthog microbiota for partial protection against ASFv

A Spanish study has shown that faecal microbiota transplantation may help against ASFv.

On Jan 5 In African Swine...

An employee is cleaning and disinfecting a lactation unit. - Photo: Ronald Hissink

Effectiveness of chemical compounds against ASFv

Polish researchers have been testing the effectiveness of a range of chemical compounds against ASF.

On Jan 2 In African Swine...

Artist’s impression of red blood cells. - Illustration: Dreamstime

Fermented rapeseed meal impacts pig blood values

Recent research showed that the use of fermented rapeseed meal in sow diets has numerous advantages.

On Dec 31, 2020 In Blood

What is the long-term effect of DON on finisher pigs? - Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

DON in finishing pigs: Effect on feed intake

Canadian researchers delved into the long-term effect of feeding the mycotoxin DON to finisher pigs.

On Dec 29, 2020 In Feed intake

Working with edible antibody therapeutics could be a novel way of preventing E. coli related problems. - Photo: Henk Riswick

Research project targets E. coli infection in pigs

Canadian scientists are working on the development of edible antibody therapeutics.

On Dec 26, 2020 In E. coli

Feed bags in a storage at a feed mill near Beijing, China. This mill was not involved in the KSU project. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

How does ASFv spread within a feed mill?

ASF can be widely distributed in a feed manufacturing environment, would the virus be introduced.

On Dec 25, 2020 In United States

ASF Poland: Virus moves north into West Pomerania province

ASF Poland: Virus moves north into West Pomerania province

The first 2 infected carcasses have been found in West Pomerania province.

On Dec 23, 2020 In African Swine...

Podcast: Optimising milk systems in lactation

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?

On Dec 23, 2020 In Sows

Around the world in 9 pig farms

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.

Expert opinion by Vincent ter Beek On Dec 21, 2020 In Farm visit

The chances of finding ASF-infected wild boar grows as the months get colder. - Photo: Petr Satran, Czech State Veterinary Administration

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...

On Dec 16, 2020 In African Swine...

Podcast: Ireland and zero zinc in nursery diets

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 Dec 16, 2020 In Podcast

The line-up of the webinar, with from left to right: Robert Hoste, WUR; Gudo klein Gebbink, Royal Agrifirm Group, Vincent ter Beek and Loek de Lange, Loek’s Feed. - Photo: Company Webcast

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.

On Dec 15, 2020 In Agrifirm

Sows in group housing in a farm in the south of the Netherlands. - Photo: Bert Jansen

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.

On Dec 14, 2020 In Environment

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