Health/Nutrition

Piet van der Aar, Director of Research and Business Development at Schothorst Feed Research - retired November 2019. Photo: Koos Groenewold

10-01-2020 | Interview

Interview: Piet van der Aar – 40 years of feed experience

A pig that is affected by ASF - one of the characteristics is the occurrence of petechias. Photo: Lina Mur

08-01-2020 | News

Bulgaria culls 24,000 pigs to contain ASF

In order to reduce the effect of E. coli in weaner pigs, a combination of strategies is recommended.Photo: Framelco

02-01-2020 | Article

Replacing ZnO requires a combined approach

Photo: Hans Prinsen

30-12-2019 | News

Effects of particle size and fibre source on digestibility in pigs

Goal is to provide slowly fermentable dietary fibre to the young animal. Photo: Ronald Hissink

27-12-2019 | Article

Deciphering the dietary fibre message

Brandenburg minister of Consumer Protection, Ursula Nonnemacher, at the fence that is placed at the border near Guben. Photo: Ministry of Consumer Protection, Brandenburg, Germany

24-12-2019 | News

ASF Poland: Germany puts up fences; 10 more findings

Russian scientists are working on a feed additive to tackle depression in pigs. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

23-12-2019 | Article

Russia: Solution for depressed pigs

Of the 4 varieties of Porcine Circovirus, type 2 has proven to be the biggest problem. Without vaccination, in piglets it causes them to get thinner and get fever. The disease comes with runts and mortality. Photo: Ruben Keestra

23-12-2019 | News

Scientists identify PCV4 virus in sick Chinese pigs

Illustration: Shutterstock

19-12-2019 | News

ASF Belgium: Wild boar #830 outside inner zone

Illustration: Shutterstock

18-12-2019 | News

ASF Indonesia: 28,000 dead pigs confirmed

ASF Estonia: Recent outbreak wave costs 10% of its pigs

09:00 | Expert opinion

Potential welfare and production consequences of overstocking finisher pigs

15-08 | Article

Korean research: Dietary yeast alleviates heat stress in sows