Biosecurity, boars and benchmarking in Pig Progress 9 The latest edition of Pig Progress is available for reading digitally. The latest copy zooms in on health issues...
ASF Philippines: Outbreaks in Pangasinan and Manila The Philippines reported an official update on the African Swine Fever (ASF) progress to the OIE. The virus is...
ASF South Korea: More farms and wild boar infected Updates about African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks have become relatively sparse from Asia lately – but this week...
ASF Asia: Pork prices rise as virus reaches East Timor African Swine Fever has reached its 11th country in Asia and it’s an unexpected one: East Timor. This has...
FMD returns to South Korea’s pig herd South Korea, a country with a recent history in Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks, has reported an outbreak...
What to do with Porcine Respiratory Disease? A recent scientific article has conveniently summed up which vaccination strategy to follow in case of Porcine...
Pig Progress 2: On pig diarrhoea and claw videos Pig diarrhoea – it may not be the nicest of subjects to photograph, but it is certainly important when all that...
Blood can reveal info about pork quality Exsanguinated pig blood could contain good indicators for the quality of a carcass’ pork after slaughter.
Business Update: New fermentation; largest feed mill Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
Pacific trade deal: good news for US pork industry After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries in the Asia-Pacific have...
Russian offer to China: Pork in exchange for grain Russia’s authorities have recently offered China to expand their pork trade to Russia in exchange for access to...
US pork exports down 5% in first half year US pork exports have droppped by 5% in the first six months of 2015, when compared to the same period in 2014....
Genetic edit can help create pigs with lean cuts Scientists from South Korea and China say that they have created the pigs with unusual large amounts of lean...
Canada needs to be a part of Trans-Pacific Partnership The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has released a report outlining the impact a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
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...
Interview: Biosecurity as solution to ASF The effect of African Swine Fever on North Korea is unknown but since mid-September the virus has also appeared...
By keeping FMD out, Korea’s swine sector ‘welcomed’ ileitis Foot-and-Mouth Disease rampaged through South Korea’s swine industry in 2010 and 2011. Since then, the country’s...
South Korea: A market with potential, and problems South Korea’s pig industry is in constant movement. From having many smaller pig farms, the country is rapidly...
How to stop PEDv? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus took the US pig industry by surprise. The understanding of it is...
Converting flavours, textures and colours into knowledge The taste of food is something everybody has an opinion about – but how to translate these opinions into useful,...
Effects of phytogenic feed additives on animal health Phytogenic substances represent one of the most interesting classes of feed additives. They bear the potential...
Proudly passing knowledge on to the next generation On Dr Alberto Stephano’s calendar, the dates 8, 9, 10 and 11 June are circled in red. On these days, he and his...
Phytogenics as a natural alternative to antibiotics With antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) being reduced in leading countries all over the world, the interest for...
Ventilating alone is not enough – know the air flow Optimising a good climate in pig houses is a matter of accuracy. No rule of thumb exists – requirements of a...
South Korea back on track after FMD crisis Good news: With large and structural investments, South Korea has overcome a series of Foot-and-Mouth Disease...
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea growing stronger in Asia Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus has been around in Europe for some time and can be considered reasonably...
Thailand’s expectations for an FMD-free zone Despite strong market volatility, the Thai swine industry has grown recently. Thailand has high hopes for the...
A touch of fiesta at the 2010 World Pork Expo For several years, there was no reason to smile in the United States. High feed prices, low hog prices, export...