Phytate anti-nutrient effects an issue in older pigs There are now clear indications that phytate anti-nutrient effects are also an issue in older pigs, claims Dr...
Kemin: Lipid solutions for improved swine production Oils and fats continue to be among the most critical ingredients used in feed. However, rising prices and varied...
Product: Munters Drive – reduce energy on the pig farm Poultry and pig farm operations are now facing a revolution in energy efficiency. The latest advancement in...
UK: New trolley for weaners With sows producing more pigs per litter and farms getting larger, moving and handling weaners can become...
In-depth look at US pork in Japan A three-day whirlwind tour of the Japanese pork industry provided a team representing the Minnesota Soybean...
New phytase now launched in Europe Following approval by the DG-Sanco Standing Committee on the Food Chain & Animal Health (Animal Nutrition) in...
Smithfield recommends group housing for pregnant sows Smithfield Foods, and its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, is recommending all of its contract sow...
Latest Pig Progress looks at climate control and nutrition Pig Progress 29.09 is now out – and offers a host of different articles from all over the world, with special...
Osborne: New hog feeder launched Osborne Industries, Inc., has announced the launch of its all new Stainless Steel Rectangular Hog Feeders to its...
US: NFU comments on food safety rules, deadline extended National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson submitted comments regarding concerns with the Food and...
Danish Crown into heavier pigs Danish Crown is aiming for heavier finisher pigs. By January 2014, the Danish meatpacker plans to increase the...
USMEF: Distinguished Service Award winner P. Scott Shearer, one of the leading advocates for American agriculture and agricultural exports, has been named...
UK: Fine-tune finisher diets, save thousands Now that many pigs are being taken to heavier weights there are further opportunities for farmers to make...
Measuring pigs’ enrichment use If pigs are bored it may lead to undesirable behaviour towards their pen mates such as tail or ear biting and...
Slat plate against wear problem in piggeries Slatted floors in piggeries in areas subject to high wear, particularly adjacent to feeders, can become...
Danisco: Improve pig performance, profitability Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business segment of DuPont, will celebrate over 25 years of animal nutrition...
Cephalosporin use – Shock, horror – or is it? Many newspaper journalists like to use the ‘Shock, horror’ tactics to get stories noticed. Increasingly, it...
BLOG: Antimicrobial use monitoring – what is the best... Following on from my last weblog, how should we move forward with monitoring of antimicrobial use in pigs in the...
Some thoughts on big pens The big pen concept for growing/finishing pigs really caught on around 2003, so we have a good five years...
Bananas on pig menus in China Banana growers try to get rid of their enormous oversupply by feeding them to pigs.
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...
Piglets can thrive on sunflower meal With a novel processing method, feed ingredients like rapeseed cake as well as sunflower meal can be used in...
Making sure all piglets get their iron in time Modern production methods have led to an impressive increase in productivity but have also increased iron needs...
African Swine Fever in Europe: Big money at stake Many observed it, only a few warned about it – African Swine Fever entering the European Union. Now that the...
New standards to reach the magic number 30 Water, sun, air, feed and of course pigs – no element is forgotten when planning and constructing the newly...
Always on the lookout for unexpected results It may sometimes be forgotten, but one of the leading pig research nations in the world is located far away from...
Identifying problems in the pre-fattening period The importance of weaning is undisputed. But what about that other big transfer in a pig’s life – from nursery...
Maximising capacity - Part 2. Optimising finishing capacity Everything in pig production is interconnected. In the previous issue, the question how to optimise weaning...
Zhengbang aiming to close the technology gap Pig farm expansion in China is growing at a rate unknown anywhere else. China’s top pig breeder Zhengbang is...
Precise feed management at 45th Swine Research Days The latest edition of the French Pig Research Days, held in Paris, 5-6 February 2013 by the French Pig Research...
Rare breeds add to consumer appeal for alternative pork Interest in alternative production systems for pork is running high in Australia so the combination of ‘historic...
Co-products: A must for sustainable pork production Feed prices continue to rise since cereals can also be used for fuel production. Using biofuel co-products,...
A two storey pig farm – high and dry In the whole of the Netherlands, about 15 twostorey pig farms can be found. Although criticised for societal...
Feeding strategies for hyperprolific sows Due to the enormous increase in liveborn piglets/sow/year, feeding strategies and feed composition are to be...
Contract growing turns rural lives around Farmers in Thailand have managed to improve their lives by joining a contract grower system. For this purpose,...