Early indicators for tail biting in pigs Should pigs in the EU keep the end of their tails, or should tails be docked in the 1st days of the pigs’ lives...
Swine nutritional questions for 2019 and beyond New year’s resolutions often appear to be given up quickly, writes swine nutrition technology expert Dr Casey...
Why I sometimes choose to skip my pork chop We all need to reduce our meat intake substantially – that was one of the messages from a scientific article in...
Pig welfare in a time of crisis The recent outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Europe and Asia sometimes have far-reaching consequences, of...
Quarterly update: Pig market outlook does not look rosy Last year, pig market expert Dr John Strak warned that it was time to be cautious about developments in 2018....
Around the world in 11 pig farms Through the year 2018, Pig Progress visited various leading farms all over the world again. We took a look at...
Keeping ASF out: The Fortress Farm As African Swine Fever continues to make more victims in China, it is wise for any pig farmer worldwide to know...
Go with your gut Balance is a key word in maintaining gut health in the livestock sector. In modern production systems, the...
Leftovers, ASF and sustainability With the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever in China, the use of swill has been identified as a culprit. No...
And the winners are… Neonatal piglets The shape of sow legs or that of newborn piglets’ heads, feeding of gestating sows or playing music in the...
How to protect a pig farm from ASF? African Swine Fever (ASF) is the most worrying of the virus diseases at present, writes management expert John...
Precision farming and sustainability key at EuroTier Two themes clearly jumped out at the 2018 edition of EuroTier, writes Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek:...
Clever swine producers always think twice High prices? Foreign animal diseases? There are plenty of reasons to e.g. quickly change pig diets. Sometimes,...
3 things pig farm writers should never forget Just over a month ago, pig management expert looked back to his 3,000 articles he wrote ever since he started...
Pigs and hurricanes Recently, Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, claiming over 5,000 pigs. As hurricanes continue to come,...
A big ‘THANKS’ to all the inspiring people in the pig sector In difficult times, what the swine business in Denmark and outside needs are people who choose to inspire....
Quarterly update: Will ASF change global pig prices? How much can happen in one quarter of a year? Quite a lot, concludes swine market expert Dr John Strak in his...
The pig industry just continues to inspire Ever since he decided to write about pigs, management expert John Gadd has managed to write 3,000th article on...
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...
Small details make a difference in pig pens How difficult can it be to design a good pig pen? It pays off to understand and incorporate normal pig behaviour...