Business Update: New fermentation; largest feed mill Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
Canada regains market access for live swine to Chile The Harper Government has re-established market access to Chile for live swine, a market that industry estimates...
Trouw Nutrition kicks-off pig LifeStart concept Trouw Nutrition, part of Nutreco, has kicked off its LifeStart concept for pigs with a two-day event held 12 and...
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...
March pork exports show positive momentum Exports of US pork and beef gained momentum in March after starting the year slowly, according to data released...
New Chair for Canadian Pork Council Rick Bergmann, a hog producer from Steinbach, Manitoba, has been appointed the new Chair of the Canadian Pork...
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...
Mild strain of PEDv found in farms West Europe Various finisher farms in Germany and the Netherlands have reported a mild strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea...
Delacon appoints new area sales manager Latin America Delacon has appointed Arturo Fernandez as the new area sales manager Latin America.
People: EW Nutritions strengthens Latin America business German based feed additives company EW Nutrition affiliated with the EW Group, has widened its global presence...
Pharmgate seals acquisition of Pennfield Animal Health Pharmgate announced that it has successfully concluded the acquisition of Pennfield Animal Health.
Alltech opens new office in Paraguay Alltech has recently opened a new office in Paraguay, marking a total of 14 offices, nine manufacturing...
National Pork Board examines international opportunities In the US, the National Pork Board announced a study that will explore alternatives for promoting pork'squality...
Pork Value Chain Symposium – castration, trade and more Leading swine producers, meat processors and veterinarians from Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America...
Pig Progress 4: Latin America, PED virus & SNPs Is PED virus likely to be favourable to Brazil’s pig industry? What is pork production in Mexico like in 2014?...
PED virus in Japan, Colombia Recently, Arizona reported the first confirmed case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv). This brings the...
Opportunity knocks for pigs as Cuba changes For a long time, Cuba has been somewhat left aside on a global scale. Now the country is slowly changing, the...
Brazil’s pork dominance in Latin America Chile produced in total about 520,000 tonnes of pork in 2012. Making it Latin America's number three, it is kind...
PEDv moving into Latin America Europe does not seem to be too worried about Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv). In Latin America, and...
Crimea and pig production Is the Crimean crisis good or bad news for pig production? This question has been on my mind for some time while...
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...
Health challenges are top obstacles to Full Value Pigs Which disease takes the heaviest toll on pigs in Europe? How does ileitis prevalence in Asia compare to Latin...
Pig health issues: Overview of Latin America New diseases and persistent ones restrain progress in the field of animal health in Latin America. Reasons for...
AveSui 2006: pigs in paradise From April 26-27, nearly 17,000 people from 26 countries gathered at the Brazilian city of Florianópolis for...