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Operations in Germany s largest pork plant, owned by Tönnies, are still suspended. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

07-07-2020 | News

Covid-19: Meatpacker Tönnies might restart, with safety plan

In this German pig house, piglets are not constricted to their pen, but are even allowed to roam free through the entire department. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

06-07-2020 | News

Sow stalls during insemination to be phased out in Germany

A pig farm in Paraná state, Brazil. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

06-07-2020 | News

China blocks 5 Brazilian meat processing plants

In the UMN study, water quality of nursery pigs was tested from 50 barns across Minnesota. - Photo: Dylan VanBoxtel

02-07-2020 | News

Is Minnesota’s water quality good for weaners?

An influenza virus (not the strain discussed in this article) photographed by a microscope. - Foto: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

30-06-2020 | News

China: New flu virus can jump from pigs to humans

As of May 2020, only in Nigeria s Lagos state, more than 600,000 breeders and matured growers have been lost to ASF, excluding culled and sick animals. - Photo: Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria

30-06-2020 | News

ASF Nigeria: Fears of up to 1 million pigs dead

Photo: Dr Friedrich-Wilhelm Busse

29-06-2020 | News

Fierce debate on Kazakh state aid for pig farmers

It looks like, bit by bit, the US swine industry is finding its way out of the Covid-19 crisis. - Illustration: Shutterstock

26-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: North America’s pig industry holding steady

Germany s largest slaughterhouse, owned by Tönnies, in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

24-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: German meatpackers improve hiring procedures

Finishing pigs are being released for slaughter at a slaughterhouse. - Photo: Atelier 68

24-06-2020 | News

EFSA addresses welfare issues at pig slaughter