US system uses sensors to reduce crushed piglets A novel US innovation using sensor-based technology can help reduce the number of piglets dying as a result of...
Latest issue: Pig Progress sees sows elevated In the latest edition of Pig Progress you will discover why some farms choose to lift sows up high. Read all...
Project: Reduce piglet mortality in organic pig production Larger litter sizes and an extra kilo per pig at weaning – this is what scientists are aiming for in a new...
Danish analyse and quantify pre-weaning mortality Danish researchers have analysed and quantified causes of mortality in pre-weaning pigs in an attempt to take...
UK pig farm fined after worker crushed by bales Driffield-based Pockmor Ltd, which operates a pig farming business at the rented Pilmoor Grange site, was fined...
New research on farrowing at French Pig vets congress Lallemand presented new research on farrowing at French Pig vets congress. During the last Annual Congress of...
Extra heating reduces mortality of newborn pigs Providing extra heat in the farrowing house can save the lives of many newborn pigs. Research at Aarhus...
Energy and environment at SPACE R&D pavilion SPACE 2013, held in September 2013 in Rennes, France, featured a special Research & Development platform. This...
A piglet's first few hours determine its survival Joint British, Norwegian and Danish studies have shown that the body temperature of newborn piglets one and two...
Olmix consortium opens first algae plant in Brittany On the eve of SPACE 2013, feed additives manufacturer Olmix has opened the first ever algae biorefinery plant...
Measuring pigs’ enrichment use If pigs are bored it may lead to undesirable behaviour towards their pen mates such as tail or ear biting and...
And the winners are… Neonatal piglets The shape of sow legs or that of newborn piglets’ heads, feeding of gestating sows or playing music in the...
Free farrowing under commercial conditions Søren Larsen, a Danish piglet producer, has both traditional farrowing pens as well as farrowing pens with...
Healthy sow gut - higher litter weight Sows have become more productive, resulting in more but vulnerable piglets. Simultaneously, sows endure large...
VIV Europe at crossroads – quality and quantity Whoever is interested in the exciting global crossroads of the animal husbandry industry should set sail for...
Loose housing during lactation – is it competitive? Denmark is usually ahead of the game when it comes down to pig production standards. The latest trend is loosing...
What the textbooks don't tell you about… Crushing Reading a Nadis Health Bulletin about the subject of crushing, recently issued by BPEX in the UK, encouraged me...