Covid-19: Meatpacker Tönnies might restart, with safety plan The slaughterhouse will be allowed to reopen once a safety plan has been put in place.
Sow stalls during insemination to be phased out in Germany Pig producers in Germany will face a serious task in adjusting their sow houses.
Covid-19: Ventilation caused virus spread in pork plant The ventilation system at the German pig slaughterhouse Tönnies appears to have played a major role in the...
Covid-19: Tönnies closes largest German pork plant (updated) The majority of employees of the Tönnies plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück tested positive for Covid-19.
EuroTier postponed until February 2021 EuroTier, the world’s largest international animal production show, will be postponed.
ASF Poland: 1st outbreak on backyard farm in the west It was found on a farm near the village of Ratowice, in the province of Greater Poland.
UPDATED: French, Dutch abattoir staff test positive for... A Vion slaughterhouse in the Dutch city of Groenlo was closed down last week.
Chinese confirm SARS-CoV-2 does not affect pigs Pigs are not susceptible for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19.
Covid-19: German pork plants test negative; fears in Italy New tests in German pig slaughterhouses indicate that there are no further infections with Covid-19.
Transgenic pigs tested to stop ASF virus replication Trials will soon start to observe progress with transgenic pigs that show resistance to ASFv.
ASF Poland: 2nd farm confirmed infected in west A 2nd pig farm in Western Poland is infected with African Swine Fever.
ASF Poland: Virus comes at 10km from German border An infected wild boar has been found infected with ASF at 10.5km from the border with Germany.
"German pork exports remain possible in case of ASF" Germany has engaged in talks with China, to make sure exports of pork and pigmeat will remain possible in case...
ASF Poland: Virus moves up to 12km from German border African Swine Fever has moved up in Poland to 12km from the border with Germany. This new discovery in wild boar...
ASF Poland: Germany gearing up defence The authorities in the Germany and particularly those in the eastern state Brandenburg, bordering Poland in the...
Denmark: Anaesthetics prior to piglet castration The Danish pig industry will start castrating its piglets with the usage of anaesthetics as from 1 January 2019....
Deep straw in pigs – when does it work? Pig management expert John Gadd became intrigued by a recent farm visit featuring a pig farm in Germany, keeping...
BLOG: Antibiotic bans – past, present and future Antimicrobial substances have played a very important role in pig production for decades, whether originally...
BLOG: Human antibiotic resistance. The myth dispelled! The constant attacks on the veterinary profession about their use of antimicrobials and that it is the cause of...
ESVAC data - Antibiotic use dropped 10% The ESVAC data for 2011 showed that in the 20 European countries that reported for 2010 and 2011 that there was...
BLOG: Pioneering in the East I must admit – it was a bit of a gamble. When travelling out for the China Animal Husbandry Expo I was not sure...
Fermentation protein I have been asked to comment on a new source of protein from Germany. I am told, it is a fermentation...
EuroTier 2010: German pork market - Part II Part I of this warm-up for this year's edition of EuroTier devoted its attention to the domestic pig breeding...
EuroTier 2010: German pork market - Part I As the world's pig equipment manufacturers set-up their stands for the Germany's EuroTier exhibition in Hanover...
A genetic approach to disease prevention For almost every animal disease that has been intensively and carefully investigated, evidence has been found...
International recognition "I was afraid I'd be sitting here all alone, nothing to do, nobody to talk to," the German representative of...
Swine dysentery - Summer, the season for eradication Swine dysentery is one of the most damaging diseases in pig production and really should be eradicated....
Gene editing offers avenues to end castration This leads to an interesting discussion in the European Union, as gene editing is not permitted.
The contrasting worlds of pig meat production How do the LLDC compare to the Champions League of pig production?
Pigs and poultry not susceptible for SARS-CoV-2 The FLI started infection studies in pigs, chickens, fruit bats and ferrets several weeks ago.
Milk yield, milk quality and large litters Pig herd performance has developed rapidly over the last two decades. Today 30 piglets or more weaned per sow...
Heavier sows, less feed thanks to fermentation The Van Asten Group is a large swine producer, based in the Netherlands and Eastern Germany. The company zoomed...
Warm bed of straw beneficial for grower pigs The farm of pig producer Heinz* in the German district of Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, is being made...
Stronger piglets with less oxidative stress Oxidative stress is one of the processes happening inside a pig’s gut during and after weaning. Feeding trials...
Germany’s pig industry: Just a dip or will it fall? Germany, home to EuroTier and one of the largest swine herds in Europe, recently saw its pig production volume...
Supporting fat digestion in weaned piglets Modern animal production requires pigs to grow fast and for that reason, energy dense diets are formulated. Oils...
INTERVIEW: ASF is to stay in Europe, says Prof Pejsak Currently, a dead wild boar is more dangerous than a live one in Eastern Poland, as it is likely the animal will...
Insemination in group housing – it works Pig producer Tim Kropp in Diepenau, Germany, chose to inseminate his sows without actually having them in sow...
"More attention please, for effects of feed on health" Should pigs receive feed for not only growth purposes, but to keep them healthy as well? For Prof Dr Josef...
Silage in liquid pig diets: No stress, lower costs Silage in rations can increase pig welfare by keeping the animals satiated for longer. Wholecrop maize silage in...
Foreign investments successful in Eastern Germany In pig production, East Germany still exists. Large, widespread multi-site farm complexes dominate the industry...
Denmark’s pig production – modern, efficient, changing It’s difficult to find the right words to correctly describe the pig industry in Denmark. Thirsty for knowledge...
Germany’s pig industry: Stable on a high level At the beginning of this century, Germany’s pig industry grew at a rapid pace. In recent years, however, the...
VIDEO: Sow insemination in group housing Lactation and gestation are increasingly being done without confining the sows – but so far for insemination it...
Video: Can flooring prevent pre-weaning mortality? Pre-weaning mortality is a common problem for pig producers everywhere. One solution to minimise the risk of...
PHOTO REPORT: Agromek 2014 Only two weeks after the world of livestock met in Germany, now it’s the turn for Agromek in Herning, Denmark....
VIDEO: EuroTier 2014 - from a pig's perpective The 2014 edition of EuroTier, held mid-November in Hanover, Germany attracted about 156,000 visitors from all...
PHOTO REPORT UPDATE: EuroTier 2014 More than ever, there is a lot to discover with regard to pig innovations at EuroTier, in Hanover, Germany. What...
Updated Photo report: World Nutrition Forum The sixth edition of the World Nutrition Forum was held in Munich, Germany from 15-18 October, 2014. The theme...
VIDEO: Future sow housing concept Pig Production 2030 – that is the ambitious name of a very recent project by Big Dutchman. The livestock...
EUROTIER 2010: Germany The whole animal husbandry world gathers this week in Hanover, Germany, for the biannual exhibition of EuroTier....
Photo report: Gerdes Farm - Germany Two years ago, Wilfried Gerdes, pig producer in the North East of Germany, decided to gradually move to Danish...