Beet pulp can help reduce boar taint It is possible to reduce boar taint using nutritional measures – so much is clear at Vitelia, a...
Wrapping up November: What is new in the world of pigs? November 2018 was a very busy month, with reports on many different novelties and on deals that were closed at...
5 prize-winning pig innovations at EuroTier The 2018 edition of EuroTier is still a few months away, but the main innovation prizes have already been...
Belgian retailer launches castration-free pork label The Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize has recently launched a new castration-free pork label.
Wrapping up February: What’s new in the world of pigs? Big Data and sensor technology increasingly make their entry into the global swine business, so much became...
Rye: Influence on Salmonella and boar taint in finishers An intensive German study involving many finisher pigs has so far yielded that feeding rye appears to have a...
Boar taint related to stressful situations for finishers It is possible to reduce the risk for boar taint by taking appropriate measures in the pig house, during...
Positive results for boar feed in 5 trials A novel solution to prevent boar taint using the right nutrition has yielded positive results in 5 trials....
New boar feed could be the answer to castration A diet to prevent boar meat from smelling badly after heating – doesn’t that sound too good to be true?...
The right terminal sire can reduce tainted pig carcasses The German artificial insemination organisation GFS is making a distinction amongst boars looking at the risk of...
4 Take-home messages on boar taint Boar taint remains a difficult concept to grasp scientifically. So much became known in a recent German...
Study: How to lower occurrence of boar taint Researchers from the Netherlands are about to publish an extensive research towards the reduction of boar taint...
Reduced boar taint in lightweight and clean pigs The risk of boar taint in meat from organic entire male pigs can be reduced if the pigs are kept clean from...
'Not castrating organic pigs not economically viable' No matter which scenario you follow, the production of organic non-castrated male pigs is less economically...
Chinese officials dismissed for tainted pork scandal Eight Chinese officials have been dismissed following the latest food scandal in the country where tainted pork...
Neal Matthews, PIC: "Achieving that perfect piece of pork" Being a meat scientist at a breeding company requires a lot of patience. After all, most work focuses on a phase...
Can gene editing solve the castration issue? Gene editing, a relatively new technology, is being introduced commercially. Recently, a the company...