New issue of Pig Progress focuses on heat stress The latest edition of Pig Progress has been printed – and it is hot! The magazine touches on heat stress in...
CPF also switches to group housing for sows Thailand’s largest swine producer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has confirmed that it will convert all new farms...
Effects of varying floor space on sow behaviour Having sufficient floor space can be an issue with sows – but it all depends on the moment of investigation....
Maintaining sow performance in group housing Maintaining reproductive performance in gestating sows often boils down to social rank and feed intake.
Piglets from group farrowing are 800g lighter Piglets raised in group housing during lactation weigh 800g less than in conventional farrowing pens, German...
Enriched group housing better for sow welfare Enriched group housing during gestation is better for sow welfare when compared to keeping the sows in...
Tri-state sow event: the latest on group housing The first-ever Tri-State Sow Housing Conference will be held on February 9, 2016, in Columbus, OH, United...
Pig Progress 9: Mixing sows & breeding focus The ninth edition of Pig Progress dives into the theme of sow management – and aims to address some of the...
Smithfield applauds Walmart's view on antibiotics Smithfield Foods says it supports Walmart in its release of the company's new animal welfare and antibiotics...
Review: Sows, PEDv and App at ESPHM in France Group housing of sows, PEDv and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae – were three of the main themes of the recently...
Cargill completes group housing for sows at its farms Cargill Pork, LLC is 11 months ahead of its own schedule for completing the conversion to group housing for...
Smithfield: 71.4% of pregnant sows move to group housing Smithfield Foods has reported that its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, has made significant strides in...
Latest book on gestating and lactating sows published A new book has recently been published by Wageningen Academic Publishers on gestating and lactating sows, which...
PigTek presents new sow feeding line at WPX The PigTek Pig Equipment Group introduced new equipment platforms for its feeding solutions for gestating...
Dutch food companies opt for welfare friendly pork only The large majority of the Dutch pork market will soon consist of pork with a minimum guarantee of animal...
Smithfield recommends group housing for pregnant sows Smithfield Foods, and its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, is recommending all of its contract sow...
The best ventilation for group-housed sows on straw Pig management expert John Gadd has more often written about airbags – simple solutions to help solve local...
Decreasing sow stall use - in stages Animal welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garica noted a lot of interest at the 2nd edition of the Tri-State Sow...
11 reasons to embrace group housing for sows Group housing for sows – for some countries it has been commonplace for many years, others are currently...
Tri-State Sow Housing Conference (part II) Bit by bit, the US swine business is converting to group housing for gestating sows, as welfare expert Dr...
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,...
France, pigs and 2013 Walking around at the annual livestock show SPACE in Rennes, I wondered how France is doing with regard to the...
Innovations and novelties at World Pork Expo Fusion feeding for sows, tools how to select gilts and smart air filtration; these were amongst the novelties...
Qinglian Food, China’s pioneer for sow group housing Qinglian Food, a Chinese pork producer, announced last year to phase out sow stalls. What made the company...
Insemination in group housing – it works Pig producer Tim Kropp in Diepenau, Germany, chose to inseminate his sows without actually having them in sow...
Job satisfaction in a pig-friendly farm The Bosgoed-Brink family in the Netherlands constructed a finisher pig house with pens for large groups. Both...
Group housing systems and their influence on sows Now that group housing for sows is fairly commonplace, a next question is: does it matter which type of group...
"Not all stress is bad" Stress is not necessarily a bad thing for pigs. After all, if a pig feels threatened, hungry or cold, it can...
Why heat up the barns for group housed sows? Do sows need pre-heated barns? Well, maybe not so much. Sows in group housing systems will maintain room...
What type of enrichment is best for sows? For piglets and finishers, many enrichment materials of various sizes have been designed over the years. Now how...
Managing aggression in group housed sows One of the greatest challenges with the transition of farms to group housing systems is dealing with...
Breeding Danish gilts in China Several years ago, Danish pig breeding company DanAvl decided it was time to make the jump to China and invested...
Sow housing conference: An educational experience Honesty, transparency and understanding – those were the key words used when describing the outcome of the first...
Higher feed intake, better piglet behaviour Giving sows and piglets more liberty before weaning is a matter of hesitation. Surely this will lead to a higher...
When to mix sows in groups? As farmers in many parts of the world adapt to meeting requirements for housing gestating sows in groups,...
Group sow housing; coming to America For the US swine industry, the most controversial animal welfare issue debated over to date is the discussion on...
Group housed sows adapt to mixing, shows study Australian researchers have demonstrated mixing sows at weaning, or after mating, has no long term effect on...
Where profitability meets welfare in pig production Research is being tried out on Krannestrup Farm (a farrow-to-finish farm) in Denmark to achieve the same or more...
VIDEO: Sow insemination in group housing Lactation and gestation are increasingly being done without confining the sows – but so far for insemination it...
Ontario Pork, group housing for sows VI Part 6: Recently, Ontario Pork, Canada, released a video, introducing the concept of group housing for sows to...