Coming soon: Webinar on gut health in pigs What are the ideal dietary formulas to help piglets have a healthy gut?
ESPHM review, day 2: Focus on swine nutrition How can innovation in pig nutrition be helpful for veterinary medicine?
Podcast: Amino acids, digestibility and gut health In this episode, Dr Casey Bradley speaks to Dr Caroline Gonzalez-Vega.
On-demand: Webinar on heat stress in pigs a recent webinar on heat stress, which is now available for re-viewing on demand.
Coming soon: Webinar on pig farm automation Farm automation is a way to tackle many issues all at once – it will be the theme of a webinar.
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.
Review: The importance of investing in early life of pigs It is worth it to invest in the early life of pigs. That was the key theme of an online conference.
JRP France: Pork quality, sow postures and gut health The 53rd Swine Research Days (JRP) took place in the form of a virtual congress.
Podcast: Stress in farrowing sows The 11th episode of the Real P3 podcast series turns to South Dakota and zooms in on current US research on...
Mulberry leaf powder as feed for finishing pigs Chinese researchers recently put mulberry leaves to the test.
Using alternative sources for copper and zinc in pig feed A recent webinar touched upon the latest developments in supplying zinc and copper to weaner pigs.
Coming soon: From feed to food webinar The webinar forms part of a longer road leading up to the 2022 Global Feed Safety Summit.
Climate trial unit for Trouw swine research centre Trouw Nutrition has added a new barn to its Swine Research Centre in the Netherlands.
The search for ideal sow feed continues How much can diet composition and timing mitigate the negative effects of the larger litter sizes?
Australia explores the option of insects in pig feed A project aims at the acceptance of Black Soldier Fly larvae meal as a pig feed ingredient.
Soon to come: Webinar on young animal care What happens if young piglets, chicks and calves would not get the proper care? That question will be key during...
New terminology for swine diet formulation What will future feed formulation look like? Dr Casey Bradley shares her views.
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.
Vitamin deficiency: A train wreck on our hands Dr Casey Bradley noticed a vitamin deficiency in new-born piglets of late.
A good stomach function helps piglet gut health Francesc Molist explains why it is good to help piglets achieve a low stomach pH after weaning.
Reducing antibiotics: Do we need to refocus our attention? This year has been a roller-coaster for both us as humans and our swine industry.
Pig farms and the winds of change Although Covid-19 has not affected pigs directly, the effects of the human virus are having a profound effect on...
4 tips on how to feed pigs sustainably and profitably “What is not cool today may become the next norm of tomorrow” – wise words by pig nutrition technology expert Dr...
Putting out the ‘fire’ of antibiotics usage The passion of people in the swine business goes deep, to do what is good and what is right.
What feeding strategy to follow for finishing pigs? Maximising the finishers’ body weight? Or perhaps going for optimisation of feed conversion ratio (FCR)? Every...
Why I always invest in my sows Best production practices fascinate swine nutrition technology expert Dr Casey Bradley, so she looks beyond...
Zero Zinc Summit: How to replace ZnO? Veterinary and nutritionist experts from all over the world met in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late June 2019, for...
Pig experts, remember forgotten relationships! Does every nutritionist think of the effects minerals may have – on the animal as well as on each other? It is...
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...
8 reasons to use broad spectrum mycotoxin protection In livestock and aquaculture, feed additives are commonly used to counteract the negative effects of mycotoxins....
BLOG: Antimicrobial use in pigs – where is it going? The European Commission is setting up a Focus Group under DG AGRI to look at the reduction of antibiotics in the...
Nutrition Questions Nutrition is expensive, and it will remain so for a long time, especially while biofuels continue to compete...
Does a lower stomach pH improve performance? What physiological factors within the piglet’s gastrointestinal tract contribute to weaning?
5 questions about the role of feed with ASFv What role exactly can feed play in transmission and mitigation of the virus?
Good gut reaction relies on early life nutrition There is wide interest in improving natural nutritional strategies to promote gut health.
Mycotoxin transmission from sows to piglets How do ZEN and DON and their derivatives transmit during gestation and lactation of sows?
Soon to be published: Young Animal Feed special This issue will be published in June and will focus on the importance of getting nutrition right.
Tackling ileitis by boosting immunity Adopting resilient control solutions is becoming increasingly important.
Carbohydrase and its impact on pig performance Of all enzymes used, phytases and carbohydrases are the most regularly added to pig diets.
The value of feed additives: An economic analysis Is it possible to economically quantify the effect of feed additives on a farm?
Water-to-feed ratios in growing-finishers Interest in giving pigs wet feed has increased in recent decades, especially in Europe.
Canola meal in pig diets: inroads around the world Canola has made strong inroads into the diets of livestock, especially dairy cattle and swine.
Improving microbiota while preventing inflammation With use of antibiotics being challenged, the development of alternatives is a must.
Helping piglets to adapt faster after weaning How can a piglet’s gut be helped to perform its new role better after weaning?
Working on feed biosecurity with the ice block challenge Scientists investigated the effect of additives on mitigating the transmission of viral diseases.
Maintaining calcium levels in sow blood Calcium levels in a sow’s blood are likely to play a role in the farrowing process.
Interview: DSM embraces sustainability Pig Progress talked with Christie Chavis, vice president at DSM Animal Nutrition and Health.
WORLD NUTRITION FORUM 2010: Austria For the fourth time, Austrian animal nutrition company Biomin organised its World Nutrition Forum, 13-16...
SOW NUTRITION TECHNICAL MEETING: Denmark Danish pig producers and representatives of the international feed industry met up on Wednesday near the city of...