ASF Indonesia: 28,000 dead pigs confirmed African Swine Fever (ASF) has killed over 28,000 pigs in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
Business Update – Ileitis vaccine; new HQ Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
Biomin mycotoxin event another great success The second edition of the Mycotoxins in Focus event, organised by animal nutrition company Biomin was a great...
VIV Asia sets stage for Biomin’s 2nd mycotoxin event Biomin partners with AllAboutFeed, Pig Progress and VNU Exhibitions to bring the latest information on...
Feed survey shows pig feed as largest growth sector The global production of pig feed saw the largest growth according to Alltech’s 2014 Feed Survey. For a summary...
People: Anitox appoints manager for Indonesia Pathogen control specialist Anitox has appointed Dr Dachni Riantika as country manager for Indonesia.
Study: Copra and palm good phosphorus source for pigs A study to determine how much digestible phosphorus in copra and palm kernel products provide when fed to pigs,...
People: NFF welcomes new CEO Simon Talbot The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president Brent Finlay announced the appointment of Simon Talbot as the...
Nutreco expands in Asia Dutch animal nutrition producer, Nutreco is expanding its presence in Asia as part of its long term growth...
VNU signs 3-year exhibition deal with FAVA VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific and Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations or FAVA today signed a memorandum...
US meat exports close 2013 on a mixed note Exports of US beef, pork and lamb closed 2013 on a mixed note. Beef exports eclipsed the $6 billion mark for the...
People: Cargill’s Provimi team grows in Europe Cargill’s Provimi has made new appointments to their sales and technology teams.
Australia: Farmers welcome Aussie-Korea FTA The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that Australia is set to...
Pig feed acidifier registered for use in Indonesia Bayer Animal Health, renown German Pharmaceutical and Animal Health Company, provider of high quality...
EW Nutrition establishes Asia-Pacific base German animal nutrition company EW Nutrition has formally announced the incorporation of EW Nutrition South East...
Indonesia: Discussion about banning pig farming in West Java The Legislature of West Java region is planning to discuss banning pig farming in West Java, said Koesmayadi...
Move over BRIC – here is VUMP This week I heard two people independently of each other speak of the ‘MINT’ countries. Similar to the BRIC...
News for the Far East: Stop seeing pork as a commodity Where the Western world continues to struggle with its financial crisis, VIV Asia 2013 showed once more that...
Thailand’s expectations for an FMD-free zone Despite strong market volatility, the Thai swine industry has grown recently. Thailand has high hopes for the...
Controlling diseases in pigs in West Timor Veterinarian Dr Maria Geong is responsible for animal health in eastern Indonesia. She writes childrens songs to...