Examining the alternatives to piglet castration There is a growing consensus that this process should be discontinued.
‘No deal’ Brexit is worst case scenario for UK pig industry The United Kingdom is about to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29 – there is no news in that. Currently...
Danes test pig feed with alternatives to zinc oxide Seges Danish Pig Research Centre has tested 4 feeding concepts as possible alternatives to zinc oxide for weaned...
ASF Belgium: Pigs in infected zone will be culled The Belgian authorities aim to cull all domestic pigs within the zone in southern Belgium that has been...
Sand, sensors and solutions in Pig Progress 7 The latest edition of Pig Progress magazine touches on a host of different subjects, related to health, feeding...
How to deal with pig tail docking and biting? How to deal with tail biting and how to stop tail docking? Questions which are more topical than ever,...
New EU rules for copper in pig feed approved Proposed changes for copper levels in swine feed as well as diets for other animals have been officially...
EU court: Gene editing is gene modification Novel gene editing techniques should be viewed in the same way as genetic modification. That has been the...
ASF update: Outbreaks in Romania, EU steps up the fight African Swine Fever outbreaks have suddenly reached serious levels in different areas of Romania. Among the...
Scientific survey: How about swill feed for pigs? Professionals in the UK swine business do not necessarily reject the re-introduction of swill in swine feed, if...
3D camera can help reduce tail biting in pigs A high-tech system involving 3D cameras could help swine farmers spot the early warning signs of tail biting in...
WHO’s antimicrobial guidelines: Protest and applause A recent publication on the responsible use of antibiotics by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a...
EU support for small Polish pig producers due to ASF Polish pig farmers will be eligible for EU funds in case they had to stop their activities in the context of...
Crossbred information is important when breeding pigs Selecting purebred animals based on crossbred performance instead of purebred performance has a large impact on...
EU-Japan trade deal offers opportunities for pork The recent EU-Japan trade deal, agreed on 6 July 2017, offers Europe’s pork industry a great opportunity to...
EU to end high-level zinc oxide use for piglets in 5 years If they were using zinc oxide to control post-weaning diarrhoea, pig producers in the European Union will soon...
The future of pig production: Welcome to the Green Deal Antibiotics, zinc oxide, consumer and retailer demands, African Swine Fever… As if there weren’t enough...
How to combine pig welfare and making money? Don’t we all, from time to time, long for a moment that time stands still, just to catch up with things? A...
African Swine Fever in Belgium? Don’t panic! As Spain fought hard in the 1980s and 1990s to eradicate African Swine Fever, the country has always had a...
Why you should benchmark your pig farm In this globalised world, information is available everywhere. On the web, there are lists of virtually...
What will we feed pigs in the future? Which are the promising new feed sources and strategies to reduce pressure on natural resources while feeding or...
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...
3 major pig health issues Recently, a number of things have happened on the EU medicines front. Some are positive but some are also...
The high level zinc oxide ban (II) The European Commission opted for phasing out the usage of high-level zinc oxide. EU farmers have 5 years to...
Zinc oxide in weaner pigs – Decision day is approaching A momentous decision on zinc oxide is likely to be made in the European Union. Will it be a reversal of the plan...
The high level zinc oxide ban (I) High-level zinc oxide usage in post-weaning piglets is under scrutiny in the European Union. What management...
Pig nutrition and pig health go hand in hand Pig nutrition and pig health are actually 2 sides of the same coin. Yet the world is full of nutritionists and...
8 reasons to use broad spectrum mycotoxin protection In livestock and aquaculture, feed additives are commonly used to counteract the negative effects of mycotoxins....
One health – are we getting any closer? The UK have produced their joint ‘One Health Report’ on human and animal antibiotic use sales and resistance,...
The classification of antimicrobials – a clash of views Over recent years there has been a divergence in views between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
MRSA in Danish pigs – what can we learn? The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has just published a MRSA risk assessment, which really includes...
BLOG: Eradication of diseases - to reduce antibiotic use The EU’s DG –Agri’s European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI)...
Enhancing pig herd health in a dash Irish farmer Patrick Ryan uses a dashboard system to improve the health of his pig herd.
Keeping pigs cool when temperatures spike Pig farmer John van Paassen invented a fogging system that reduces the temperature of incoming air.
Searching for the ideal weaning age Weaning age is very important for a piglet’s health and its later performance as a finisher pig. The right...
Interview CEO Yingzi: Monitoring more than just pigs Chinese companies have, at a rapid pace, started to develop advanced technology to monitor, measure and manage...
RSPCA interview: "Positive solutions are the way forward" Not all animal welfare organisations are created equal: where some aim to confront, others look to cooperate....
Proteins for pigs derived from the sea In the search for alternative protein sources, it may be a very good idea to look towards the sea for...
Zinc oxide ban: An alternative plan? For environmental reasons, the European Union has embarked on a process that may lead to a serious reduction of...
Export dependency risky for EU pig industry Increasing exports to non-EU destinations have led to booming pig prices in the first half of 2016. The question...
Opportunity knocks for pigs as Cuba changes For a long time, Cuba has been somewhat left aside on a global scale. Now the country is slowly changing, the...
Research: Profitably moving away from antibiotics Reducing antibiotics while choosing alternative strategies to ensure animal health can lead to €2.67 more profit...
After the Brexit: Where will UK pig production go? For health expert David Burch, it came as a huge surprise that a majority of UK voters chose to leave the...
Baltic States continue to struggle with ASF Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania continue to struggle with outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF). In Latvia, the...
Pigs and the Brexit The Irish pig industry fears that a possible departure of the United Kingdom out of the EU might deepen the...
Mapping the spread of pig disease in real-time Biosecurity is becoming increasingly a matter of knowledge. Knowing how pathogens behave for one; several new...
Antibiotic use and resistance in people There seems to be a constant barrage of attacks against antibiotic use in the pig industry at the moment by all...
I have a vaccine against ASF. Now what? Finally, the road is known how to produce a vaccine against African Swine Fever. Legal and financial issues,...
Rebuilding after ASF - An on-farm account In July 2014, Rupinskai Farm located in Eastern Lithuania became the first commercial pig farm in the EU to...
FARM VISIT: Earl Menguy, France It isn’t quite clear whether France has fully met all new EU guidelines with regard to group housing for...