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...
Sow removal patterns analysed in Finland Farm size as well as the production method are related to sow replacement rates on farms in Finland.
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...
New type of welfarist protest: Occupying pig houses In what appears to be the next step in animal rights activism, a group of over 100 animal welfarists entered a...
African Swine Fever The latest updates on the recent ASF outbreaks in Belgium and China, prevention, previous outbreaks and more.
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Attention to detail pays off in Serbia Serbia’s pig industry has to deal with a lot of challenges simultaneously – and African Swine Fever in...
How to better manage a gestation unit How to make sure that all aspects of breeding are performed at an optimal level. Danish breeding company DanBred...
4 piglet parameters for lifetime performance Genetic selection is leading to larger litters of piglets born with lowered levels of physiological maturity. As...
What if pigs went back to their roots? Over the decades, pigs were taken from rooting outdoors to being kept inside pig houses, away from the mud and...