Wrapping up May: What’s new in the world of pigs? As the international show season approaches, May 2018 brought a host of new innovations to the international...
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...
Wrapping up March: What’s new in the world of pigs? In March 2018, the news broke that several companies made interesting steps in the Chinese swine market. Also a...
New: Gene catalogue of pig gut microbiome French researchers have published the 1st gene catalogue of the pig’s intestinal microbiome, a joint effort of...
Piglet castration may be avoided by gene editing The long road to avoid castration appears to have got another turn. 2 US companies have teamed up to jointly...
"Aiming for at least 850 g daily pig growth" Pig breeder Hypor Genetics is aiming for vital and uniform pigs. According to the company’s product manager...
Scientists find genes responsible for mummified piglets Several regions on the pig genome have been identified to be associated with early lethality, responsible for a...
Wrapping up November: What’s new in the world of pigs? This November showed the transportation of pig genetics from more than one place in the world to the Wens Group...
Latest print issue looks at genetics and lung health The themes ‘lung health’ and ‘genetics’ are both very prominent in the latest edition of Pig Progress. The...
Choice Genetics: Aiming for nursing quality Breeding company Choice Genetics’s aim is for sows to have good nursing qualities. France Perrot, the company’s...
Wrapping up October: What’s new in the world of pigs? October 2017 was closed off with a bang when Cargill announced it will take over Diamond V. But it was also the...
Novel technologies speed up pig breeding Novel technologies in pig breeding yield many new data. Combining these data efficiently and smartly can yield...
Why do pigs prefer certain nutrients? Newer technologies have made it increasingly clear why pigs choose for certain nutrients – this can currently...
Kazakhstan builds new pig genetics centre, to stop crisis In order to overcome the country’s decade-long crisis in pig production, Kazakhstan’s pig industry has launched...
Wrapping up August: What’s new in the world of pigs? Several companies announced teaming up with research institutes in August. Both Topigs Norsvin as well as...
Crossbred information is important when breeding pigs Selecting purebred animals based on crossbred performance instead of purebred performance has a large impact on...
Can gene editing solve the castration issue? Gene editing, a relatively new technology, is being introduced commercially. Recently, a the company...
12 questions to ask to avoid sow mortality Mortality of sows has become a hot topic in the US swine industry recently. Knowing what causes the problem is...
Heat stress series: A genetic view on heat stress in... In this series, every author looks at the problem of ‘heat stress’ from a different angle. In Pig Progress,...
Helping pigs to be better prepared for disease pressure Using breeding and genetics to prepare pigs better for disease challenges that might be around – it may sound...
Will Big Data change the future of pig genetics? Big Data is the next big thing in the world of animal husbandry. The concepts have a lot of potential, although...
Keep pigs agile to manage the cost-effectiveness of feed Being able to manage all the risks impacting cost-effectiveness of diets is the holy grail of nutrition. But...
Producing sex-sorted sperm with 99% accuracy Ask a pig producer about what he or she doesn’t like and often ‘castration’ is mentioned. A novel concept from...
Mycotoxin deactivation with natural enzymes Using enzymes is one of the efficient approaches against the toxic effects of mycotoxins, which transforms the...
Sustainability in breeding: It all depends on the definition Every time the word ‘sustainability’ is being called upon, it is necessary to carefully consider what the term...
Healthy piglets start with good sow nutrition With the modern sow being bred to produce larger litter sizes, with a greater capacity for milk production, as...
Genetic defects in pigs and how to deal with them Genetic defects arise from abnormalities in the genome. Many are visible at birth (congenital defects) but...
How gene editing can help create better pigs Gene editing is a relatively new area in genetic science where DNA is being cut to introduce a new strain, to...
New technical terms (III): Genomics This concludes John Gadd's series on how the textbooks describe the main new technical subjects. Genomics is a...
Antibiotics: Prevention out – treatment in? The banning of collective and preventive antibiotic treatment of animals is advocated by the European...
Selecting pigs to better meet Asian conditions Western pig breeds may not always come fully prepared for the Asian reality - full of (different) pathogens and...
New technical terms (I): Epigenetics Epigenetics, what does it mean? Columnist John Gadd explains in his latest column what it is. Even after years...