Artificial rearing affects piglets pre-weaning Artificial rearing impairs piglet behaviour, welfare and growth. That in short is the conclusion of joint Irish...
Detection of ear biting in pigs using PLF There is definitely potential for the development of a Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) tool for the early...
Processed meat nitrates linked to higher cancer risk Scientists in Northern Ireland say they have found a connection between nitrates and nitrites used in the curing...
Dr Pearse Lyons, Alltech president and founder, dies at 73 Animal health and nutrition company Alltech has announced the passing of its founder and president, Dr Pearse...
World’s first bacon without nitrites produced A meat processor in Northern Ireland has developed what is claimed to be the world’s 1st bacon that is free from...
Irish farmers call on pork processors to stop price cuts The Irish Farmers Association has called on pig processors to stop undermining the Irish pigmeat sector with...
Pork sausages with booze a hit with customers A Northern Ireland award winning butcher has developed a gin and tonic pork sausage to add to its already...
Irish pig meatpacker Dunbia joins Dawn Meats Two Irish based meat processors have agreed to join forces and will form a new partnership operation that will...
Work starts on large pig farm in Northern Ireland Work has commenced on a new pig farm in Northern Ireland which is set to become one of the largest in the UK.
Controversial NI pig farm gets the go ahead Following months of debacle, a controversial pig farm in Northern Ireland has finally received planning...
Weaning pigs: Antioxidants and probiotics can help 3 new studies on swine nutrition and welfare were presented by Lallemand Animal Nutrition at the International...
Future will see personalised pig vaccines Personalised vaccines for pig populations are likely to form part of the future of veterinary medicine.
Algae solutions for pigs prevail at EPP congress Many players in the Irish agribusiness believe that algae could be at the basis of a more sustainable future for...
"Pig crisis due to oversupply, not due to Russia" The current European pig crisis is mainly caused by overproduction, and not by the Russian ban on agricultural...
Pig Progress 4: Ireland, nutrition & gut health Preparing for the upcoming pig health events in Ireland, the fourth issue of Pig Progress zooms in on the Irish...
EPP Congress in Dublin: What to expect? Quality, traceability and productivity. Those are the key themes of the upcoming 26th European Pig Producers...
Prudent antimicrobial use: The best to boost productivity Farmers all over the EU are working hard to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production. Although this...
Why you should benchmark your pig farm In this globalised world, information is available everywhere. On the web, there are lists of virtually...
Pig farm biosecurity, are we doing it right? Ask Jeroen! Belgian veterinary scientist Jeroen Dewulf and his team have been at the forefront of biosecurity in pig farms...
Pig nutrition and pig health go hand in hand Pig nutrition and pig health are actually 2 sides of the same coin. Yet the world is full of nutritionists and...
MRSA in Danish pigs – what can we learn? The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has just published a MRSA risk assessment, which really includes...
BLOG: Viral matters There have been a number of matters relating to viral infections in pigs that have tickled my interest recently.
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...
Enhancing pig herd health in a dash Irish farmer Patrick Ryan uses a dashboard system to improve the health of his pig herd.
Lean solution to fatten profits on pig farms The EU PiG Innovation Group aims to discover and share best practices and innovations in swine production. The...
What to do when tail biting occurs? Almost all conventional pig producers will be familiar with tail bitten pigs. It’s called a tail biting outbreak...
Salmonellosis and ileitis – are they linked? Lawsonia intracellularis and Salmonella Typhimurium: they appear to be two separate gut bacteria. However, as...
The genius who solved the porcine ileitis puzzle Ever wondered why ileitis in pigs is caused by a bacteria called ‘Lawsonia’? That is because the pathogen was...
After the Brexit: Where will UK pig production go? For health expert David Burch, it came as a huge surprise that a majority of UK voters chose to leave the...
IPVS Congress: How pig vets can do a better job No farm is the same and no pig is the same. More and more veterinarians are realising that to become better pig...
Pigs and the Brexit The Irish pig industry fears that a possible departure of the United Kingdom out of the EU might deepen the...
Treat pigs well and they will reward all efforts For the first time in history, the international veterinary pig congresses IPVS and ESPHM will coincide. The man...
Ireland's pig sector – succeeding against all odds Ireland has been thriving as a pig nation in recent years, with exports to Great Britain going well, among other...
There is still a lot to learn about enzymes Phytase’s mode of action is well known, and still more applications are being discovered, including the use of...
Irish expansion marks Alltech’s rise in Europe North America may be the home market, Asia may be where vibrant growth is found, but the leading area for...
Hermitage Seaborough boosts UK pig industry Hermitage Seaborough has invested in a new AI facility in the UK. The site is located in Cambridge, near major...
Isolation and initial characterisation of two unknown... The genus Bocavirus consists of three members; bovine parvovirus, canine minute virus and human bocavirus....
Virus update: Pigs as mixing vessels So far, the last year has seen the introduction of at least two new viruses that directly or indirectly affected...
A new dawn in protein nutrition As the demand for vegetarian based diets is increasing, scientists in Ireland have developed a nutritionally...