Pigs are the latest GMO animal approved by the FDA ‘GalSafe’ pigs join salmon as genetically modified organisms approved for human consumption.
Tajikistan abandons pork production Tajikistan officially abandoned any pork production as all industrial pig farms in the country stopped operating...
Higher parity sows need higher nutrient levels Research at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Missouri, shows that sows in their seventh or...
Zooming in on the taste of water for pigs Research at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, recently focused on the question whether the taste of water may...
New technology helps Canadian pork industry Brian Sullivan, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement, says the adoption of new technologies will...
Belgium makes action plan to reduce antibiotics The Center of expertise on Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance in Animals (AMCRA) in Belgium has launched a...
Rise in antimicrobial use in Danish pig production Antimicrobial usage in animals in Denmark continued to increase in 2013 – mainly due to an increased use in pigs...
Rabobank: Global pork market cooling down With the peak of the 2014 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) outbreaks behind us, the global pork industry...
Chilean annual pork consumption tops 25 kg/capita Chilean pork consumption has grown to 26.6 kg per year, the National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE) reports.
USDA: Consumers predicted to pay more for pork The USDA have recently published a summary on the Food Price Outlook for 2014-15. according to this outlook the...
Pork tapeworm no.1 in top 10 list of foodborne parasites A "Top Ten" list identifying the foodborne parasites of greatest global concern has been released and new...
Ukraine’s largest pork producer faces water shortage APK-invest, the largest pork producer in Ukraine decided to transfer its production facilities to a...
US: Momentum remains strong for US pork exports US pork and beef exports maintained their strong momentum in May, with export volumes for both products...
NFU’s response to COOL repeal National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to renewed...
National Pork Board elects new president, VP Dale Norton, a pork producer from Bronson, Mich., was elected as president of the National Pork Board at the...
Wegman’s ham recalled due to plastic contamination The recall of 5,897 pounds (2.67kg) of Wegman’s organic deli ham was announced last week on the grounds that it...
BLOG: Consumerism – analysis or just more politics? We are all consumers but I have to say I was disappointed when the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) ‘The...
Blog: Ranking of antimicrobials in pig production The European Commission (EC) has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to look at ranking of antibiotics in...
What If? In vitro meat What if we did not have live animals but still had delicious meat to eat? Wouldn’t that solve animal welfare...
ESVAC data - Antibiotic use dropped 10% The ESVAC data for 2011 showed that in the 20 European countries that reported for 2010 and 2011 that there was...
What If? - Sow housing What if the entire pig industry in a given country was a single company? And what if all the retailers (grocery,...
SPACE: French animal production, trends and 2010 forecasts With the agricultural show SPACE coming up early September, it is time to zoom in on France. Except for sheep,...
If you can't beat them... Just when pork producers thought they saw light at the end of the tunnel, H1N1 turned up. The influenza A scares...
China’s pig industry will rise like a phoenix Most estimates indicate a reduction of China's pig industry of more than 50%. What does this mean?
Saving water without compromising pig welfare With water it is the same as with many other aspects of pig production: measuring is knowing. Only true...
Five countries with pig potential Much agricultural research and development takes place in saturated markets. Market potential, however, can...
South Africa: Challenges in an isolated industry São Paulo alone consumes nearly twice South Africa’s annual pork production. However as much as that puts the...
Even a small rise would make a huge difference India often tends to be overlooked in the world’s pig developments. The country, however, harbours a huge...
Free farrowing under commercial conditions Søren Larsen, a Danish piglet producer, has both traditional farrowing pens as well as farrowing pens with...
Lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics in swine With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing stricter guidelines for the usage of antibiotics, the search...
Annoyance with animal welfarists One of my Facebook friends regularly shares comments of my country’s most successful animal welfare activist...
CAHE gearing up to be one of the world’s major shows Mid-May is going to be a very busy month for the global livestock industry. While Europe and North America...
Pig production in Crimea – what is it like? The attention of the world turned to Crimea in March 2014, as the peninsula was the core of a Cold War style...
PEDv awakened a sleeping giant in North America Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) has taken the US pig industry by surprise in the last ten months. While...
New standards to reach the magic number 30 Water, sun, air, feed and of course pigs – no element is forgotten when planning and constructing the newly...
Safe food is key for Chinese meat giant Shuanghui Having acquired Smithfield Foods, the Chinese company Shuanghui hopes to gain access to in-depth knowledge about...
Phytogenics as a natural alternative to antibiotics With antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) being reduced in leading countries all over the world, the interest for...
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...
Sequenced pig genome - past and future tales Last year the first pig genome was sequenced by an international consortium. Having a reference, it is easier...
SAFEPORK 2011: The Netherlands The most southern provincial capital of Maastricht in the Netherlands is hosting the 9th SafePork conference, an...