ASF Germany: Virus hops to the north; total at 38 cases An infected wild boar was shot 60km to the north of the first set of outbreaks in Germany.
ASF Germany: Fight is intensified; 32 boar found infected So far, the virus has been established in carcasses of wild boar in 2 border districts.
ASF Germany: Markets upside down, 13 cases found African Swine Fever has been around in Germany’s wild boar population for a week now, and as a result, prices...
ASF Germany: 5 more infected wild boar confirmed That means that the reported finding last week Thursday was not an isolated incident.
ASF confirmed in wild boar in Germany A wild boar carcass in Brandenburg state, Germany, has been found to be infected with the African Swine Fever...
Grower pigs perform better in pens with plateaus Grower pigs housed in pens with an extra platform perform better than those in single floor pens.
ASF Poland: Number of farm cases in 2020 rises to 71 Although the summer is not over yet, in Poland African Swine Fever has already infected more farms in 2020 than...
Coronavirus can spread over 8m at cutting floor That has become clear in a case study about the first wave of Covid-19 outbreaks in May.
Covid-19: Germany’s largest pork plant re-opened Various parts of Germany’s largest slaughter plant have been allowed to re-open. That means that the end of the...
ASF Poland: Germany aims to build permanent fence Germany wants to prevent wild boar, infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) entering the country.
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.
ASF Germany: 10 questions on what is next? Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek searches for answers on 10 questions about ASF in Germany.
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....
ASF is a growing problem for Poland The number of cases in the west of the country continues to rise.
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...
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...