Mexican pork giant eyes strong expansion One of Mexico’s largest pork producers, Granjas Carroll, has announced plans to double its sow numbers to...
New US ag secretary grew up on a farm The new US agriculture secretary under the new Republican president Donald Trump will most likely be Sonny...
Early sow performance predicts later results Early parity number born alive classification effectively predicts later parity performance, US scientists...
Nutritional strategies to reduce pig odour Which nutritional strategies are effective to deal with nitrogen output and odour in pigs? US researchers...
Business Update: Pig research & expansion This edition of the Business Update is dominated by research, from nutrition to the power of pig manure. There...
US pig feed at risk for mycotoxins, analysis confirms A wet spring and a late dry season took its toll on the 2015 North America crop, producing irregularities in...
More knowledge on calcium for better pig diets Recent research in the United States has been aimed at better understanding calcium digestibility in pig feeds....
More knowledge on calcium for better pig diets Recent research in the United States has been aimed at better understanding calcium digestibility in pig feeds....
Merck Animal Health to acquire Harrisvaccines Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) will acquire...
Cargill posts heavy losses despite strong ag sector US agricultural giant, Cargill has reported a net loss of $51 million in the fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended...
Study: Nutritional value of canola oil co-products when... Rapeseed and canola are popular oilseed crops and co-products from these crops are increasingly used in...
135 meat plants recognised for worker safety performance The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) recognised 135 meat and poultry plants for achieving high levels of...
NPPC, Canadian, Mexican pork producers groups meet The Canadian Pork Council recently attended a meeting of North American pork industry leaders, where they...
Americans value nutrition of pork Americans value the nutrition and balance that meat and poultry products deliver in the diet according to the...
Industry groups drop COOL lawsuit Industry groups opposed to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) withdrew a legal challenge to the law, reports Meat...
New Chair for Canadian Pork Council Rick Bergmann, a hog producer from Steinbach, Manitoba, has been appointed the new Chair of the Canadian Pork...
BLOG: PEDV – A disaster waiting to happen in the EU Although we have African Swine Fever (ASF) knocking on our Eastern door, Europe needs to wake up to the...
BLOG: Diseases running west There is a somewhat unwanted parallel between North America and Europe at the moment, as in both continents,...
North American concerns over DDGS There is no doubt. Dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS for brevity, have been a great money saver for...
Legs - a recurring problem From world data it seems that too many sows are not making it to a fourth parity. Leg problems are the...
How to tackle the versatility of PRRS? PRRS virus is known for its capacity to mutate. Worldwide, two major genotypes are known and so are many strains...
Dealing with PED virus (III) In the two previous episodes on this subject, I touched on the resemblance of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)...
PEDv: Was plasma blamed too quickly? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus appears to be transmitted through feed and air. In Canada, fingers were pointed...
How to stop PEDv? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus took the US pig industry by surprise. The understanding of it is...
Dairy milk provides much more than just lactose Piglets need high quality milk in their first days of life. In highly prolific sows, providing additional milk...
Lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics in swine With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing stricter guidelines for the usage of antibiotics, the search...
CAHE gearing up to be one of the world’s major shows Mid-May is going to be a very busy month for the global livestock industry. While Europe and North America...
PED virus: Clarity is needed If only we were a 100% sure on how Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus travels and operates – this would help...
PEDv awakened a sleeping giant in North America Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) has taken the US pig industry by surprise in the last ten months. While...
Questions as PEDv travels on The world of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PEDv) is much larger than only North America, I realised last week....
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...
A helping hand to find optimal vitamin levels In previous editions, attention was paid to the question what vitamins can do for livestock – and most...
Danbred North America renamed DNA Genetics Leading swine genetics company Danbred North America now runs under the new name DNA Genetics and a new focus,...
Venezuela’s pig industry after 14 years of socialism Venezuela made headlines recently when the era of president Hugo Chávez came to an end. In the last 14 years,...
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,...
The effect of PCV2 on liveweight and mortality A number of farmers have observed that after starting vaccinating with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) piglet...