Wrapping up October: What’s new in the world of pigs? Obviously Covid-19 caused shows to be postponed or cancelled. Here’s what did happen in October.
DSM to acquire Biomin and Romer Labs Chemical company and feed additives producer DSM will acquire Austria-based Erber Group, which is the holding...
Latest issue of Pig Progress: How to define gut health? The 2nd edition of Pig Progress of 2017 dives into the question How ‘gut health’ can be defined? We turned to...
Business Update: New pig innovations New services, products, additives and concepts have been launched to the international pig market recently....
Algae-based omega-3 fatty acids for animals Two large animal nutrition companies are teaming up to develop algae-based omega-3 fatty acid products for...
Prof Hans Stein wins DSM Nutritional Sciences Award 2015 Prof Dr Hans H. Stein, from the University of Illinois, USA, has won this year’s edition of the DSM Nutritional...
DSM hosts 2nd Eubiotics Focus Group meeting in China DSM supplier of active nutritional ingredients hosted the 2nd global Eubiotics Focus Group meeting at its China...
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...
DSM award 2015: call for nominations Researchers who have done significant work in swine nutrition can now be nominated for the DSM Nutritional...
People: Anitox appoints manager for Indonesia Pathogen control specialist Anitox has appointed Dr Dachni Riantika as country manager for Indonesia.
DSM showcases latest innovations at Eurotier 2014 DSM supplier of active nutritional ingredients, will showcase its latest innovations at Eurotier 2014. Experts...
DSM Feed Enzymes to host seminar on enzymes DSM is to host a seminar entitled ‘Feed Enzymes – science into practice’ in collaboration with its strategic...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? - part 2 This is the second in a series of three interviews with industry experts done by Purina Animal Nutrition. In an...
Increasing sustainability in pig production systems Modern pig production at all levels, from the farm to the sub-cellular, came under scrutiny at the recent DSM...
US: Swine producers share strategies at Purina event Purina Animal Nutrition hosted its annual Swine VIP event last month in St. Louis, Mo. More than 70 producers,...
DSM’s Asia seminar focuses on new trends in pork production DSM Pig Tour Asia 2013 will focus on the latest technologies and trends in modern pig management and pork...
Have the courage to fight for increased sustainability Many people in agriculture reacted to the recent publication in The Lancet, which encourages eating less amounts...
Taking the 'stress' out of weaning The prevalence of E. coli infections after weaning fell dramatically in the UK in the late 1990s, even when PMWS...
Interview: DSM embraces sustainability Pig Progress talked with Christie Chavis, vice president at DSM Animal Nutrition and Health.
Improving bone health of hyperprolific sows Leg weakness in pigs and sows aged between four and 18 months is often due to osteochondrosis. Supplementing...
How to boost piglet immune response with vitamin D The benefits of vitamin D in pig feed go beyond the well-known function of calcium regulation and phosphorus...
A three-step approach to lift sow parity numbers In the United States, Zinpro, DSM and Purina have teamed up to form the Feeding for 30 programme. Together they...
Fresh insights confirm role of vitamin D at farrowing The importance of vitamin D for sows cannot be emphasised enough. Once more its effects were shown in recent...
Pigs and their natural sensitivity to DON The mycotoxin DON has been recognised as an important contaminant of feed for farm animals. Even in low...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? - part 3 This is the final interview in this series done by Purina Animal Nutrition. In an attempt to discover if the US...
Can the US reach 30 p/s/y? – part 1 In an attempt to discover if the US is capable of reaching 30 piglets per sow per year (p/s/y), Purina Animal...
More sustainability leads to higher pig profits Profitability in swine production depends on optimising lifetime output per sow breeding place. But often...
Company update: DSM reports positive Q3 results Despite the continuing difficult economic conditions, Royal DSM have reported a third quarter EBITDA of €342...
A helping hand to find optimal vitamin levels In previous editions, attention was paid to the question what vitamins can do for livestock – and most...
Vitamins – vital nutrients for health and production Without vitamins pigs cannot grow as the industry wants them to do. In this series of three articles, general...
China – heading for food self-sufficiency and more How will China cope with its growing population and growing demand for foods? Is the country able to feed its...
Benzoic acid and Salmonella: The latest knowledge Recent European Union regulations have called for a reduction of infection levels of Salmonella in on-farm pigs....
Optimising performance and health of sows and piglets Today's trend towards the replacement of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters has driven research activities to...