Wrapping up December: What is new in the world of pigs? December 2018 proved to be a month in which various novelties for pig producers have seen the light. These also...
Wrapping up April: What’s new in the world of pigs? April was a relatively quiet month in terms of innovations or take-overs in the international swine business....
Berries and ramsoms could kill E. coli in piglets A cocktail of ramsons and acidic berries has been found to be have strong and synergistic antimicrobial...
Pig Progress 8 zooms in on alternatives to antibiotics In the search for alternatives to antibiotics, the 8th issue of Pig Progress in 2017 contains series of...
Alternatives to antibiotics costing money? Think again When searching for alternatives for antibiotics usage, swine producers should look beyond costs. An...
Bacteriophages could be alternative for antibiotics in pigs UK researchers have described organisms able to target harmful bacteria and leave ‘good’ bacteria intact in...
Webinar: Antibiotic reduction in swine in Europe At the upcoming EuroTier, Phileo and Pig Progress present an exclusive webinar on the challenges and...
Plectasin: An alternative to antibiotics in pigs? Plectasin may be an effective alternative to antibiotics for the pig industry. Chinese researchers concluded...
Enzyme for wine could be antibiotic alternative for pigs Studies by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that a naturally occurring antimicrobial...
Using viruses to treat infections in pigs Pig producers could soon be using viruses to treat bacterial infections. Prof Martha Clokie from the University...
Smithfield gift to aid antibiotic alternative research A $1.4 million gift from Smithfield Foods will support antibiotic alternatives studies in the Virginia Tech...
Alternative to antibiotic use in swine, results revealed Avivagen has recently announced preliminary results of independently conducted studies of the livestock utility...
Belgium makes action plan to reduce antibiotics The Center of expertise on Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance in Animals (AMCRA) in Belgium has launched a...
Pros and cons of using phages and enzybiotics The world of health and nutrition is currently wondering how to tackle issues related to antibiotic resistance....
Jefo’s CEO on the company’s start-up to multinational status Jean Fontaine is the founder and president of Jefo, a global feed additive company headquartered in Canada....
Rehabilitation & repair of the gut microflora in pigs A pig’s gut can work optimally when the total community of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses is diverse and...
Responsible use of antibiotics in the Asia Pacific region Globally huge steps are being taken in reducing the use of antibiotics, and the Asia Pacific region is also...
Connecting with consumers of today and tomorrow “Consumers have the power to change every aspect of the animal livestock industry. Their concerns, their...
Algae extracts to improve piglet gut health At what moment does a piglet need help? At weaning or does protection have to start sooner? Applying a strategy...
Elanco’s new direction: Vaccine innovation centre Animal health company Elanco opened a new Vaccines Innovation Center last week in Indiana, USA, emphasising the...
Ileitis vaccine: An alternative to antibiotics? The ongoing trend to reduce antibiotics in pig production has led to the intensification of alternative...
New technical terms (II): Nutraceuticals In his previous article John Gadd discussed epigenetics, the first of several new or newish concepts appearing...
Combat gut bacteria in pigs naturally A recent trial on the use of natural ingredients in grower pig feed, showed that E. coli was controlled well,...