Jail sentences for importing pig semen in shampoo bottles 2 Danish nationals working on a pig farm in Western Australia are facing a jail sentence after being convicted...
Sows in top condition during lactation Sow performance has increased in recent years. Improvements in genetics, nutrition and health status have driven...
A new boar pheromone to mitigate infertility Seasonal infertility can have a serious impact on the performance of a breeding unit. There are ways to overcome...
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...
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...