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...
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:...