Interview: What to expect from Brazil’s new ag minister As of this month, the Bolsonaro administration has taken power in Brazil. In the new right-wing government,...
Pork processor Brasil Foods ready to bounce back One of Brazil’s largest agribusinesses, Brasil Foods (BRF), recently appointed a new president: Pedro Parente....
ASF Belgium: 125 cases; EFSA warns for wild boar Although cases of ASF infected wild boar continue to be found in Belgium, the virus appears to be under control....
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...
Reserve your space in our Sustainable Livestock Special Pig Progress is publishing a special edition on Sustainable Livestock Farming. This special magazine will be...
Processed meat nitrates linked to higher cancer risk Scientists in Northern Ireland say they have found a connection between nitrates and nitrites used in the curing...
EFSA: Humans play a major role in spreading ASF On the basis of long observations, leading experts and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have confirmed...
Save the date: International Week for Smart Food Production The first-ever International Week for Smart Food Production will take place from 18-22 June 2018, in the...
EFSA points to raw pork causing hepatitis E Consumption of raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of hepatitis E infections in the...
Ukraine: Pigs in quarantine zone can be slaughtered Pigs from quarantine zones in African Swine Fever-infected areas in Ukraine will be allowed to be sent for...
Rabobank: Good global pork market in 3rd quarter Prospects for international pork trade look good for the 3rd quarter of 2017. That message was released by...
EU: Castration without anaesthesia still common Less than a year before its own deadline, the pig industry in the European Union is still widely castrating...
Resistant bacteria found on US swine farm American researchers have identified a bacteria carrying a highly transmissible antibiotic-resistance gene in a...
Russia: New insurance programme for pig farmers The Russian National Union of Agricultural Insurers has started working on a special insurance programme for the...
EU changes copper levels for piglet feed Pig producers in the European Union will soon be faced with reduced maximum copper levels for piglet nutrition.
China worries about pigs as floods continue The Chinese government is increasingly worried about food safety due to floods that have been occurring in large...
Leftovers, ASF and sustainability With the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever in China, the use of swill has been identified as a culprit. No...
Debate continues: EC's proposals on medicated animal feed The debate concerning the European Commission’s proposals regarding the Regulations on Medicated Feed continues...
Managing the intestinal carriage of APEC Avian colibacillosis ranks as one of the most commonly encountered bacterial diseases in poultry worldwide and...
China: Changing consumer trends influencing the pig sector This is the third article in the series of articles about China. In this final report, let’s take a look at...
Salmonellosis and ileitis – are they linked? Lawsonia intracellularis and Salmonella Typhimurium: they appear to be two separate gut bacteria. However, as...
Less Salmonella or stress with plant extracts The five-seeded plume poppy is a plant native to China and Japan and it’s also the origin of isoquinoline...
Fermented feed is the future for pigs Applying fermentation is definitely the way ahead – that is the conviction of Dutch feed company ForFarmers. The...
Better auditing for the US pork industry Animal welfare has been the heart of a new US system for credible on-farm verification. First audits are in...
Interview: "We help animals do more with less" An Iowa farm boy, with grassroots in agriculture, Diamond V CEO, Jeff Cannon takes the role of feeding the world...
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...
Converting flavours, textures and colours into knowledge The taste of food is something everybody has an opinion about – but how to translate these opinions into useful,...
Pork as luxury product The longer I work in the pig business, the more I am convinced that meat eventually is destined to become a...
Traceability in Canada is just a matter of seconds PigTrace is an industry-led, mandatory, national live animal traceability initiative to ensure protection,...
Relationship between serological status of sows and the... Salmonella is considered as one of the most important food borne pathogens that has potential implications for...
Changes in antimicrobial sensitivity of fecal E. coli in... The fluoroquinolones (FQ) are synthetic, broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotics which use in Canada is...
The association between tail lesions and abscesses... The presence of tail lesions in slaughter pigs has been shown to be correlated to the risk of abscesses,...
Pork safety: past achievements and future challenges Peter Davies : University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA