ASF Poland: Virus comes at 10km from German border An infected wild boar has been found infected with ASF at 10.5km from the border with Germany.
Wrapping up March: What’s new in the world of pigs? March 2020 has been a month like nothing before. Covid-19 caused the global pig business to stay indoors,...
Shedding new light on Salmonella in pig farms Salmonella is an increasing problem in European pig farms and this is worrying because of the danger of it...
6 reasons why toxin binders may not work No swine producer in this world needs an explanation about the occurrence of mycotoxins in feed. Yet there’s a...
Brazil’s pork exports peak despite Covid-19 Brazil’s pork exports (including all products from fresh to processed) reached 135,900 tonnes in the 1st 2...
ASF Poland: First outbreak on farm in Western Poland For the first time, African Swine Fever has also hopped onto a large domestic pig farm in Western Poland,...
China spurs its pig companies to invest abroad The Chinese government is encouraging pig producing companies to invest in pig production, both in China as well...
How Covid-19 impacts even Pig Progress The rapid spread of the recent coronavirus (Covid-19) affects or has affected the daily life of virtually...
Lignocellulose helps to shorten farrowing time More than 3 minutes – that is the gain in time piglets were observed to have in Austria during a smooth birth...
New Nipah vaccines show promising results in pigs A set of newly developed potential vaccines against Nipah virus generate a strong immune response in pigs, which...
All about amino acid digestibility for pigs In the world of feed formulation for pigs, ‘digestibility’ is often reported on. What exactly does that mean,...
Corona hits pig industry: 3 more events cancelled The pig industry is feeling the effect of the global pandemic caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) even...
US study to focus on enriching pig environment How can environmental enrichment techniques improve pig welfare, health and productivity? That question is soon...
4 tips on how to feed pigs sustainably and profitably “What is not cool today may become the next norm of tomorrow” – wise words by pig nutrition technology expert Dr...
Salmonella, digestibility and fibre in Pig Progress 2 The second edition of Pig Progress in 2020 is now available to read digitally. In this edition we look at the...
The more Lawsonia, the more gut health problems Virtually all pigs in the world are carriers of the bacteria Lawsonia intracellularis (L.i.). In pigs of all...
Pig production in Finland: unique climate and welfare Even though pork is the most popular meat with consumers in Finland, the country’s pig farmers face their fair...
Where Covid-19 and African Swine Fever meet ‘The big unknown’, that is a label that fits perfectly on the current Covid-19 virus, according to Pig Progress...
Costa Rica the 1st in Central America to ship pork to China Costa Rica is the 1st Central America country that has been allowed to export pig meat to China. Last February,...
Piglet gut health: An economic proposition A healthy gut is one that is not just free of disease, but one with which the piglet can perform to its full...