Australians urged to eat more pork to save the pig industry Pig farmers across Australia say they are at crisis point as pork prices plummet to the ‘worst in living memory’...
Stockpeople can benefit from protocols for pig euthanasia Pig euthanasia is not an easy process and both the decision-making process as well as the act itself can...
Australia pioneers with autistic staff on pig farms An Australian programme aims to employ at least 8 autistic adults in animal care positions on pig farms.
Producing pigs without antibiotics: How to do it? High standards of biosecurity and hygiene are amongst the most important measures needed to achieve pig...
Selecting for pigs with healthy intestinal flora Selecting pigs with healthy intestinal flora genes may be able to reduce agriculture’s use of antibiotics and...
Pig Progress 10: Health & diseases lead the focus Health, diseases and nutrition are imperative to pig producers the world over, therefore the last issue of Pig...
Genotyping rotavirus strains in Argentina As pig movements grow in Argentina, researchers have updated their knowledge on the genotyping of...
Pacific trade deal: good news for US pork industry After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries in the Asia-Pacific have...
Business Update – Ileitis vaccine; new HQ Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
False ‘free range’ claims made on Australian pork The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has concluded investigations into alleged misleading...
Treating piggery waste using microalgae Novel ways to enable recycling of resources, improve farming efficiency and benefit the environment all motivate...
Lienert and pig farmers address nutritional challenges Lienert Australia emphasised its commitment to education in Australia through a recent roadshow, bringing pig...
Trouw Nutrition kicks-off pig LifeStart concept Trouw Nutrition, part of Nutreco, has kicked off its LifeStart concept for pigs with a two-day event held 12 and...
Review: Sows, PEDv and App at ESPHM in France Group housing of sows, PEDv and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae – were three of the main themes of the recently...
Could pig waste provide more for farms using algae? Microalgae can remove ammonia, other nutrients and potentially reduce the pathogen load. Murdoch University...
Happier pigs in Denmark in the future Who is responsible for ensuring animal welfare for Danish pigs? Is it the swine industry, the retailers or the...
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...
Precision Livestock Farming - a scandal or a blessing? In many countries in the developed world, the phenomenon of protest movements can be observed in a lot of...
Are we prepared for pig diseases in the future? Over the last few decades we have had several new diseases descend on the pig world threatening its very...
Novel influenza virus H1N1 – what can we expect? Predictions can be and frequently are wrong but what do we know about this new virus and can we try to guess the...
Breakthroughs in pig nutrition Last month I was honoured to be part of the conference 'Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition' in Armidale,...
Green sausages in fight with feral pigs In the battle against feral pigs, a smelly, oily, green sausage is the latest weapon being used by Daintree...
More on Light - Don't we need to study darkness too? Those of you who know me, know that I'm hooked on light and how it affects pigs. Everyone, including myself,...
How to improve pig diet quality by using enzymes - part I Non-starch polysaccharides, like beta glucans and arabinoxylans, generally reduce the nutritive value of...
This Australian sow breeder deserves credit Recently, Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen admired a loose sow housing project in Australia and was truly impressed by...
Profitable pig farming without using AGPs The risk of antimicrobial resistance is playing a greater role in swine producers’ decisions when considering...
Light (I): Seasonal infertility This is the first of 4 pieces on light by pig farm advisor, John Gadd. In this article Gadd looks at the correct...
Fatty acids – the new frontier in pig nutrition Fatty acids are feed components that are gaining more and more importance. There is a lot that needs further...
Winning one piglet per sow pre-weaning Since the home farm of Detert Zuchttiere switched to Danish genetics, extra attention was needed to keep the...
Group housed sows adapt to mixing, shows study Australian researchers have demonstrated mixing sows at weaning, or after mating, has no long term effect on...
Converting flavours, textures and colours into knowledge The taste of food is something everybody has an opinion about – but how to translate these opinions into useful,...
Pork as luxury product The longer I work in the pig business, the more I am convinced that meat eventually is destined to become a...
Opportunities for Russian pork producers However sad the cause, this week’s one-year food ban announced by the Russian president Putin appears to be good...
Pigs and neighbours profit ‘down under’ Pig farming in Australia is known for its animal-welfare character. John Bourke, a pig farmer in Victoria, is...
Australia: Coles agree one set of rules for pork Australian supermarket giant Coles has agreed to new quality assurance standards which means that pork producers...
Always on the lookout for unexpected results It may sometimes be forgotten, but one of the leading pig research nations in the world is located far away from...
Rare breeds add to consumer appeal for alternative pork Interest in alternative production systems for pork is running high in Australia so the combination of ‘historic...
News for the Far East: Stop seeing pork as a commodity Where the Western world continues to struggle with its financial crisis, VIV Asia 2013 showed once more that...
Thailand’s expectations for an FMD-free zone Despite strong market volatility, the Thai swine industry has grown recently. Thailand has high hopes for the...
Pig welfare: A contentious issue for Australia's farmers What have animal rights groups, state government politics and a battle for market supremacy between two giant...