One more note on the Zero Zinc Summit… If there is one thing the Zero Zinc Summit in Denmark showed, it was that finding alternatives to zinc oxide is...
Sewing the seed Earlier this year I attended a pig genetics event in China where one of the speakers declared, “in pig...
Airbag ventilation in 10 easy steps Pig management expert John Gadd is a believer in artificially controlled natural ventilation (ACNV) systems....
Zero Zinc Summit: How to replace ZnO? Veterinary and nutritionist experts from all over the world met in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late June 2019, for...
Formaldehyde in pig feed – and its alternatives Feed mitigation is a hot topic in the United States these days, partly because of African Swine Fever. One of...
ASF in the EU: The human factor makes the difference African Swine Fever was in the spotlight at the recently held European Symposium for Porcine Health Management...
Friend or foe? Understanding pig aggression The phenomenon of pig aggression may be more complex than it seems at the first glance. Why does the animal...
Pig production will become more transparent Over 100 animal activists recently trespassed onto a Dutch pig farm and occupied the place for over 10 hours....
7 pig house ventilation rules and why they matter It pays to understand the air flow inside pig houses. Knowing how air behaves inside buildings helps to be...
How to combine pig welfare and making money? Don’t we all, from time to time, long for a moment that time stands still, just to catch up with things? A...
ASF China: Keep calm and carry on Quite a few market experts foresee rising prices for pigs outside Asia now African Swine Fever has been creating...
Do live pigs belong at global trade shows? Last week, the news broke that the annual US trade show World Pork Expo will be cancelled due do the emergence...
Beating the heat There’s nothing as unpredictable as the weather…! Seasonal temperature rises, alongside the challenges of global...
Deep straw in pigs – when does it work? Pig management expert John Gadd became intrigued by a recent farm visit featuring a pig farm in Germany, keeping...
Quarterly update: Signs of change in global pork market Every quarter, pig market expert Dr John Strak takes a look at the situation of global pig trade. The effects of...
Have the courage to fight for increased sustainability Many people in agriculture reacted to the recent publication in The Lancet, which encourages eating less amounts...
Sow mortality in the US – 1 year later In a recent comprehensive US research, 20% of sow mortality was attributed to prolapse. While appreciating that...
Pig farming beyond zinc oxide and antibiotics As the end of therapeutic zinc oxide (ZnO) and in-feed antibiotics approaches, sharing knowledge and experiences...
Is the pig house too hot in summer? Paint it white! The summer of 2018 was a hot one and it looks like there are more of them to come. Are there easy ways to...
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...