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...
McDonald’s to receive recognition for Good Sow Welfare Compassion in World Farming is preparing to welcome McDonald’s UK on stage to receive a Good Sow Commendation at...
Canada: Sow housing conversion project underway The National Sow Housing Conversion Project is underway. Two pilot barns that were identified from a number of...
Slat plate against wear problem in piggeries Slatted floors in piggeries in areas subject to high wear, particularly adjacent to feeders, can become...
Pigs taking a bath in Vietnamese heat Vietnam is one of Asia’s most pork-loving countries – so many pig farms can be found around Ho Chi Minh City....
BPEX: Livestock producers urged to plan ahead Livestock producers are urged to start planning now to secure their straw supply and the Agriculture and...
Green Pig Barns: Reducing the carbon footprint This series aims to cast a look into the future. What will swine farms look like if novel ideas are...
Solution for pig producers to make slat gaps EU compliant Suffolk-based equipment manufacturer, Quality Equipment, has come up with a low-cost solution for pig producers...
Scottish pig farmer invests £50,000 in finishing house With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new...
Research: Using less bedding can benefit in-transit... In a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff, researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that...
BPEX: Bedding options bulletin published BPEX has published a bulletin highlighting the pros and cons of alternative bedding materials, plus ways to...
Pig producers should assess options for bedding now Pig producers must plan ahead and consider their options for bedding material as straw is likely to be in short...
Research: Increasing the piglets' use of the creep area Combined research from Norway, Czech Republic and the UK investigated how piglets could be stimulated to...
Denmark: maximum of 24 hours for transports The Danish pig sector is willing to restrict pig journeys to a maximum of 24 hours.
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,...
Manipulable materials - are you using them? It's an ongoing discussion - mainpulable materials in a pig house seem quite incompatible with a slatted...
Fully slatted-floor finishing systems - should these be... There are moves within the EU to ban fully slatted-floor systems for finishers, as they are considered bad for...
Free farrowing under commercial conditions Søren Larsen, a Danish piglet producer, has both traditional farrowing pens as well as farrowing pens with...
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...
Adjust sow nutrition to handle seasonal changes Performance of sows and gilts depends on many factors. Their direct environment is not an exception to that, as...
Larger pellets to overcome growth check at weaning Providing extra large pellets for creep feeding appears to positively influence feed intake both prior to as...
France enjoys last SPACE before sow stall ban Just like last year, the annual trade show SPACE in Rennes, France, focused intensely on the upcoming partial...
Venezuela’s pig industry after 14 years of socialism Venezuela made headlines recently when the era of president Hugo Chávez came to an end. In the last 14 years,...
Group housing requirements lead to market turbulence At the edge of the new century the European Commission adopted the directive on the protection of farming...
Cleanmeleon 3 Slatted floor cleaner built up in modular fashion consisting of a sliding pusher, radial clearer, cleaning...
Column: what comes down from above and up from below Due to the adoption of all-in/ all-out, most people are paying more attention to sanitation these days.
Expoaviga 2004 The fifteenth edition of the Expoaviga livestock exhibition, held last November in Barcelona, attracted an...