Zinc plays a vital role in male pig fertility Zinc plays a key role in promoting fertility in males – this applies to pigs as well as humans and other species
Wrapping up March: What’s new in the world of pigs? In March 2018, the news broke that several companies made interesting steps in the Chinese swine market. Also a...
Yingzi launches facial recognition technology in pigs The Chinese company Yingzi has launched its technology for facial recognition of pigs.
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...
Wrapping up January: What’s new in the world of pigs? Several pig breeding companies were active in the 1st month of 2018 – with rebranding and ambitious orders from...
Piglet castration may be avoided by gene editing The long road to avoid castration appears to have got another turn. 2 US companies have teamed up to jointly...
Wrapping up December: What’s new in the world of pigs? Business-wise, the last month of 2017 brought another major take-over in the agribusiness as feed additives...
"Aiming for at least 850 g daily pig growth" Pig breeder Hypor Genetics is aiming for vital and uniform pigs. According to the company’s product manager...
Scientists find genes responsible for mummified piglets Several regions on the pig genome have been identified to be associated with early lethality, responsible for a...
Wrapping up November: What’s new in the world of pigs? This November showed the transportation of pig genetics from more than one place in the world to the Wens Group...
Latest print issue looks at genetics and lung health The themes ‘lung health’ and ‘genetics’ are both very prominent in the latest edition of Pig Progress. The...
Choice Genetics: Aiming for nursing quality Breeding company Choice Genetics’s aim is for sows to have good nursing qualities. France Perrot, the company’s...
Wrapping up October: What’s new in the world of pigs? October 2017 was closed off with a bang when Cargill announced it will take over Diamond V. But it was also the...
Novel technologies speed up pig breeding Novel technologies in pig breeding yield many new data. Combining these data efficiently and smartly can yield...
Wrapping up September: What’s new in the world of pigs? September showed a lot of activity in the pig business world. Lots of new initiatives are being launched around...
These 4 pig innovations were praised the most at SPACE This year, 4 pig innovations received 2 stars at the annual international animal husbandry trade show SPACE,...
The future of swine breeding This month, Pig Progress featured a great farm visit on a 9-level pig breeding facility in China. Pig Progress...
Q1 2018: Pig world, fasten your seatbelts There might be rough times ahead in terms of global pig prices, according to pig market expert Dr John Strak. In...
Q4 2017: Will 2018 bring optimism or pessimism? With the 4th quarter of 2017 just having drawn to an end, and with the new year having just arrived, it’s time...
Take a look inside 3 Chinese pig farms In Asia especially, Pig Progress travelled around to inform readers about the latest developments on pig farms....
Blog: The Five Freedoms – outdated and simply wrong I have not heard anyone criticise the Five Freedoms. They are so well known that they have their own Wikipedia...
BLOG: PEDV – A disaster waiting to happen in the EU Although we have African Swine Fever (ASF) knocking on our Eastern door, Europe needs to wake up to the...
BLOG: Antimicrobial use monitoring – what is the best... Following on from my last weblog, how should we move forward with monitoring of antimicrobial use in pigs in the...
Nutrition Questions Nutrition is expensive, and it will remain so for a long time, especially while biofuels continue to compete...
Farrowing crates – freedom farrowing – are we getting there? I have personally been sceptical about the banning of farrowing crates to allow the sow her natural nesting...
France, pigs and 2013 Walking around at the annual livestock show SPACE in Rennes, I wondered how France is doing with regard to the...
Misinterpretations in conventional media In early September I am speaking about the role of the media with regard to Precision Livestock Farming in the...
Over-formulation Every week, I receive at least one request to review a set of diets. Sometimes for sows, sometimes for growers,...
Creep-Feeding and Genetics In the last couple years, I have observed a resurgence in creep feeding. Not only in smaller, family type...
Medicated feed premixes – is carryover in feed really a... It was reported last week that the Dutch are planning to ban the use of medicated feed premixes in 2011 from...
Feeding weaned sows One of the least discussed topics in pig nutrition is how to feed the sow after piglets are weaned and until she...
Feeder settings I've been working in Central Europe recently and while everyone seems happily fitted up with competition or...
Can gene editing solve the castration issue? Gene editing, a relatively new technology, is being introduced commercially. Recently, a the company...
12 questions to ask to avoid sow mortality Mortality of sows has become a hot topic in the US swine industry recently. Knowing what causes the problem is...
Insemination in group housing – it works Pig producer Tim Kropp in Diepenau, Germany, chose to inseminate his sows without actually having them in sow...
United Kingdom: A pig industry on the edge Foot-and-Mouth Disease, stricter welfare regulations than its neighbours and on top that there is Brexit. It’s...
Lectures and seminars in between the pigs The sows and pigs at Iowa Lakes Community College had better not got used to seeing only one face taking care of...
Heat stress series: A genetic view on heat stress in... In this series, every author looks at the problem of ‘heat stress’ from a different angle. In Pig Progress,...
Never forget M. hyo when introducing gilts For about 20 years, it has been known that M. hyo can stay around in a pig farm through the introduction of new...
Heat stress series: A vet's view on heat stress in breeding In the next few months, the topic of ‘heat stress’ will be discussed from different angles. Every discipline has...
Will Big Data change the future of pig genetics? Big Data is the next big thing in the world of animal husbandry. The concepts have a lot of potential, although...
Saving energy by heating incoming air Pig houses often need additional heating at moments when the climate can turn cold. This usually costs money,...
Pig breeding farm relocates as Beijing expands Tai Xin Fu Min farm promotes itself as being the largest English Large White breeding herd in China....
Sustainability in breeding: It all depends on the definition Every time the word ‘sustainability’ is being called upon, it is necessary to carefully consider what the term...
Light (IV): Measuring Textbooks hardly cover light at all, according to our resident expert on 'Pig management', John Gadd, therefore...
How Russia’s pig breeders overcame the embargo The Russian pig industry has managed to overcome the trade embargo with both the United States and the European...
PRRS costs money from start to finish In breeding herds, the effects of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) may be more visible. The...
Light (III): 4 proofs that correct levels are vital In his penultimate piece about light, Pig Progress' resident expert on 'Pig Management', John Gadd gathers 4...
Photo report: Thai farm - breeding pigs for Asia The Thai Limpaiboon Farm focuses at breeding resistant, uniform animals, fit for the markets in South East Asia....
Photo report: Dan Yu Breeding Farm, China The Danish pig industry is rapidly building up its presence on the shores of China. In recent years, a breeding...
PHOTO REPORT: Krannestrup Farm, Denmark Danish pork producer Niels Aage Arve at Krannestrup Farm is happy to have new systems tested at his modern...
FARM VISIT: Fair Oaks Farms, Indiana, USA It’s a commonly heard remark: The general public have no clue what goes on inside a pig farm. Indiana’s Fair...
TDM FARMS: North Carolina, United States With about 1 million breeding animals, North Carolina is the United States' second-largest swine state, despite...
SMEENK FARM: The Netherlands Within less than two years, all breeding farms in the European Union have to keep their gestating sows in group...
AGFEED, China, part III: Jiangxi Hypor Agfeed Breeding... The Chinese economy is booming and so is its pig industry. In various locations all over the country,...
AGFEED, China, part II: Jiangxi Lushan Breeder Pig Farm... The Chinese economy is booming and so is its pig industry. In various locations all over the country,...
WOLTERS FARM: The Netherlands The 450 breeding sow farm of Wim and Gerjo Wolters is located near the village of Laren, in the eastern part of...