UPDATED: ASF reaches Laos; 2.7m pigs culled in Vietnam For the first time, Laos has confirmed African Swine Fever in the country. In a report to the World Organization...
Formaldehyde in pig feed – and its alternatives Feed mitigation is a hot topic in the United States these days, partly because of African Swine Fever. One of...
3 Lessons to reduce antimicrobials in pigs Pig farmers are under increasing pressure to reduce or eliminate antimicrobials from their production practices....
Detection of ear biting in pigs using PLF There is definitely potential for the development of a Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) tool for the early...
All about ‘sweet’ in 6 main questions Most young piglets appreciate and more readily accept sweet taste. That is why high intensity sweeteners are...
ASF Poland: 2 More small farms infected; vet in court As summer is about to start, Poland sees a re-occurrence in the number of outbreaks of African Swine Fever...
ASF in the EU: The human factor makes the difference African Swine Fever was in the spotlight at the recently held European Symposium for Porcine Health Management...
Rabobank predicts meat shortages due to ASF in China Large amounts of meat available worldwide will soon be shipped to China. That’s one of the conclusions by...
Oregano oil benefits sow and piglet The addition of natural oregano essential oil can benefit both the lactating sow, as well as piglets.
Sweet feed, social pigs and a spray in Pig Progress 5 The 5th digital edition of Pig Progress in 2019 is now available. Key themes include biosecurity and breeding,...
A special marriage to a breeding company In 2017, Schwartz Farms in Missouri, USA, teamed up with genetics company Choice to become part of its breeding...
ASF Belgium: Shooting of remaining wild boar will start All remaining live wild boar in the infected area with African Swine Fever in southern Belgium will be shot over...
Americas co-ordinate the prevention of ASF Continent-wide prevention plans are being honed through a newly-formed ‘Americas’ ASF working group, and some...
A tribute to my father – mentor and swine farmer As Father’s Day is around the corner, swine nutrition technology expert went back to the place where it all...
Sow removal patterns analysed in Finland Farm size as well as the production method are related to sow replacement rates on farms in Finland.
Predicting the exact slaughter age in pigs Is it possible to determine in advance the slaughter age of pigs when it is 120 kg? Yes, to a good extent that...
How ASF was eradicated in the Czech Republic Of all the European countries that detected outbreaks of African Swine Fever in recent years, the Czech Republic...
Social pigs: A new dimension to pig genetics A pioneering study by the Danish Pig Research Centre has confirmed pig sociability as a possible relevant trait...
ASF Poland: Virus hits farm of 8,000 pigs The African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic in Poland is far from over. This week, a commercial production facility...
Dynamics of PCV3 followed in Spanish pig farms Researchers in Spain have published a longitudinal study assessing the infection dynamics of Porcine Circovirus...