Dutch pig industry shrinks by 6.7% This is the consequence of a stricter environmental legislation policy.
Heat stress and smart farming in Pig Progress 5 The 5th edition of Pig Progress for 2021 is now available online.
Podcast: 37 piglets/sow for Dutch pig farmer This episode of the Real P3 podcast discusses how a Dutch pig farmer achieved 37 piglets per year.
Building a pork brand, 1 tour at a time Doreen van den Berkmortel creates awareness through company tours and sales of unique Berkhout meat.
Climate trial unit for Trouw swine research centre Trouw Nutrition has added a new barn to its Swine Research Centre in the Netherlands.
On-demand: webinar on gut health in young piglets The second of 2 webinars on gut health in the Misset International Webinar Week was entirely focused on young...
On-demand: Webinar on smart data use on a pig farm The webinar focused on how to make a pig farm future proof, with the clever use of modern technology
On-demand: Webinar on reducing antimicrobials in pigs Available for review: a recent webinar on reducing antimicrobials by using integrated solutions.
Precision feed for pigs reduces environmental impact Adjusting nutrients in feed to match the pig's needs will result in a lower environmental burden.
Enriched environment beneficial for pigs Pigs in an enriched environment grow faster, have better immunity, and can cope with disappointment.
Optimism, wood and China’s recovery in Pig Progress 3 The latest edition of Pig Progress is now available online. In this edition we look at what the future holds for...
Moderate optimism about Chinese ASF vaccine A mixed bag of comments. That’s how various vaccine experts around the globe have responded to the recent news...
Victam and VIV aim for joint European show in 2022 One show less on the international calendar in the years to come: the international feed milling show Victam and...
Celery, cereals or peanuts? Piglets like variation Dietary diversity seems a promising feeding strategy in getting piglets to eat during lactation.
Fat deposition in pigs up due to night feeding Fat deposition in pigs fed at night time increases with 7% compared to pigs fed at normal feeding times.
Breeding reduces environmental impact with 1% per year Results of a new study by Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands, show that breeding reduces...
7 Strategies to reduce feed costs Feed and pork producers are critically reviewing what can be done to decrease feed costs.
Pig and insect sectors: more alike than you might think The prospects for using insect raw materials in pig nutrition are uncertain. Growth is possible.
Around the world in 9 pig farms At the end of every year, we always look back to the farms we highlighted over the year.
Pigs in the media: the value of listening Sometimes it pays off to just ask that one question, writes Vincent ter Beek: 'What happened?'
Why you should benchmark your pig farm In this globalised world, information is available everywhere. On the web, there are lists of virtually...
One health – are we getting any closer? The UK have produced their joint ‘One Health Report’ on human and animal antibiotic use sales and resistance,...
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: Antibiotic bans – past, present and future Antimicrobial substances have played a very important role in pig production for decades, whether originally...
BLOG: Human antibiotic resistance. The myth dispelled! The constant attacks on the veterinary profession about their use of antimicrobials and that it is the cause of...
Cephalosporin use – Shock, horror – or is it? Many newspaper journalists like to use the ‘Shock, horror’ tactics to get stories noticed. Increasingly, it...
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...
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...
Antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands Following the massive reduction in the use of antibiotics in the Netherlands (>50%) by the veterinarians over...
BLOG: Pioneering in the East I must admit – it was a bit of a gamble. When travelling out for the China Animal Husbandry Expo I was not sure...
A different subject: Talking about smaller litters Attending a conference on the end of piglet castration in the European Union, held in Amsterdam, the...
Misinterpretations in conventional media In early September I am speaking about the role of the media with regard to Precision Livestock Farming in the...
Fly larvae can replace soybean meal in pigs Black soldier fly larvae can replace soybean meal as a protein source in the feed of growing pigs.
FARM VISIT: Capacity problems vanish with better weaner care Roy Hannen created additional space inside the pig house simply by increasing the pig flow.
Welfare and environment key in innovative barn A modular barn with many welfare aspects – that, in short, is the concept of 'Het Familievarken'.
Farm visit: The journey to make money from pig welfare 'Consumers will always choose cheap pork over premium.' Annechien ten Have-Mellema disagrees.
Keeping pigs cool when temperatures spike Pig farmer John van Paassen invented a fogging system that reduces the temperature of incoming air.
Next generation pig farmer prepares for the future Farrow-to-finish farm Jansberg is a good example of swine farming with a modern outlook.
Interview: Transfer of Covid-19 to pigs is unlikely The transfer of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to pigs and other livestock is virtually impossible, but it...
Interview: Piet van der Aar – 40 years of feed experience Feed research is becoming less independent and social acceptance is a new challenge to face. Piet van der Aar...
Training piglets to grow from the start Pigs have a lot of potential for growth. In order to live up to that, it’s important to train the animals’ guts...
Interview CEO Yingzi: Monitoring more than just pigs Chinese companies have, at a rapid pace, started to develop advanced technology to monitor, measure and manage...
Feeding by-products to pigs – how do the Dutch do it? In the past, pigs were mainly fed leftovers from food or household production, to add value to by-products. On...
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...
Research farm teams up with the world In a world that is increasingly connected, research has to reflect that. At Cargill’s Global Innovation Center...
Will Big Data change the future of pig genetics? Big Data is the next big thing in the world of animal husbandry. The concepts have a lot of potential, although...
Pig breeding farm relocates as Beijing expands Tai Xin Fu Min farm promotes itself as being the largest English Large White breeding herd in China....
Open air houses for German finisher pigs Idealism for more welfare and a better environment made the German family Ahrens-Westerlage invest in open air...
Technology leads the way at CAHE Chongqing was the location for this year’s annual China animal husbandry expo (CAHE). Pig Progress was there to...
Review: Future Farming Theatre at GFIA Europe The recent Future Farming Theatre at GFIA Europe, in the Netherlands, was a great success. Did you miss it? Not...
Wens Group’s new sow complex, China One of the latest additions to the Wens Group’s growing pig empire in China was the construction of a 5,000 sow...
VIV Asia 2015 through the lens - UPDATED More booths, more surface, more exhibitors and more visitors. The biennial animal husbandry trade show VIV Asia...
PHOTO REPORT: Agromek 2014 Only two weeks after the world of livestock met in Germany, now it’s the turn for Agromek in Herning, Denmark....
Video: VIV Europe 2014 in review VIV Europe was held from 20th-22nd May in the Jaarbeurs exhibition hall in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Photo Report: VIV Europe 2014 After four years of waiting, VIV Europe opened its doors in Utrecht, the Netherlands again. Here is an...
Photo Report: Dutch Pig Tour of Excellence May 19, 2014 – for the first time Pig Progress organised a Dutch Pig Tour of Excellence, showing some of the...
CLASSENS FARM: The Netherlands Technically it is possible, so why not just follow and monitor finisher pigs individually? Toon Classens, from...
SAFEPORK 2011: The Netherlands The most southern provincial capital of Maastricht in the Netherlands is hosting the 9th SafePork conference, an...
SMEENK FARM: The Netherlands Within less than two years, all breeding farms in the European Union have to keep their gestating sows in group...
RAISING BOARS CONFERENCE: Netherlands In an increasing number of European countries the practice of castration is being discussed. Under pressure of...
DEKKER FARM: The Netherlands In the whole of the Netherlands, about fifteen two-storey pig farms can be found. The housing approach offers...
VIV EUROPE: Netherlands After an absence of four years in the Netherlands, VIV Europe returned to Utrecht, and all had high hopes for a...
ORDELMAN FARM: The Netherlands Approximately one in six pig producers in the Netherlands recently admitted to be suffering from respiratory...
ALLTECH LECTURE TOUR 2010: Netherlands The Alltech European Lecture Tour, which is currently in full swing, highlights this year's theme: Bounce Back....