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

06-07-2020 | News

China blocks 5 Brazilian meat processing plants

CP Kriek has modernised the farm over the years. - Photo: CP Kriek

03-07-2020 | Article

Farm visit South Africa: Staying positive in times of challenges

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?

Neatly stored in a container, the semen is ready to go. - Photo: Magapor

01-07-2020 | Article

From stud to sows – how to truck semen?

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

Pigs can often make up for much of the post-weaning check. - Photo: Henk Riswick

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Compensatory growth post-weaning – does it exist?

Photo: Dr Friedrich-Wilhelm Busse

29-06-2020 | News

Fierce debate on Kazakh state aid for pig farmers

Wrapping up June: What s new in the world of pigs?

26-06-2020 | Article

Wrapping up June: What’s new in the world of pigs?

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

The high-pressure fogging system will cool down incoming air by up to 5%. - Foto: John Van Paassen

24-06-2020 | Article

Keeping pigs cool when temperatures spike

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

24-06-2020 | News

EFSA addresses welfare issues at pig slaughter

Photo: Henk Riswick

22-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Pigs in the media: the value of listening

19-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: Tönnies closes largest pork plant in Germany

Pork at a processing plant being made ready for export. - Photo: Bert Jansen

19-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: Is US pig processing back to normal?