How to feed highly prolific sows well? Having 30 piglets per sow per year is starting to become common practice. At the same time, this puts pressure...
Facial recognition for detecting pig emotions At UK academic institutes, modern facial recognition technology is being used in an attempt to detect different...
Wrapping up November: What is new in the world of pigs? November 2018 was a very busy month, with reports on many different novelties and on deals that were closed at...
Thai retailer Tops converts to group housing for sows Tops, a premium supermarket chain in Thailand, has announced to phase out selling pork from sows kept in sow...
Irish pig industry facing difficult times The pig industry in Ireland may be relatively small in a European context, yet its problems are identical to...
Focus on sows in 6th edition of Pig Progress Sows are at the centre of our attention in the 6th issue of Pig Progress. From breeding improvement to insights...
Autogenous vaccination to control EE in weaner pigs Treating sows with autogenous vaccination has been observed to be a good method of controlling exudative...
New issue of Pig Progress focuses on heat stress The latest edition of Pig Progress has been printed – and it is hot! The magazine touches on heat stress in...
Latest edition of Pig Progress explores new heights The 4th edition of Pig Progress magazine certainly went to new heights, to where we’ve never been before. In...
CPF also switches to group housing for sows Thailand’s largest swine producer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has confirmed that it will convert all new farms...
US pig industry unites to address sow mortality The United States swine industry has started an industry-wide research effort to identify specific factors...
Why build multi-storey pig houses? Chinese pig producer Yangxiang has chosen to construct sow houses with 7, 9 or even 13 levels. According to the...
Methionine in the spotlight at Adisseo pig event Adisseo zoomed in on the effect of methionine and selenium in sows, piglets and pork at a 2-day event in...
Pig Progress 2 analyses sow mortality issue The 2nd edition of Pig Progress in 2018 is fuller than ever, with a wide array of topics. The cover story this...
Trial on loose farrowing crates: More research needed Extensive comparative research to loose farrowing in Denmark has yielded for now that none of the 10...
Cooling pads for sows developed at Purdue University US-based Purdue University has developed personal pig cooling pads, to help them cool down while feeding the...
Pig gut health: Exposing some hidden corners In times of fewer antibiotics or zinc oxide, the theme of gut health is ‘hot’ in pigs. Sometimes innovative feed...
Sow mortality in the US – 1 year later In a recent comprehensive US research, 20% of sow mortality was attributed to prolapse. While appreciating that...
Around the world in 11 pig farms Through the year 2018, Pig Progress visited various leading farms all over the world again. We took a look at...
Precision farming and sustainability key at EuroTier Two themes clearly jumped out at the 2018 edition of EuroTier, writes Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek:...
A big ‘THANKS’ to all the inspiring people in the pig sector In difficult times, what the swine business in Denmark and outside needs are people who choose to inspire....
Correct layouts when moving pigs manually Moving pigs can be quite a nuisance if the animals don’t cooperate, pig management expert John Gadd wrote in a...
Why a good pig farm can’t do without technology Labour shortage is one of the major problems in modern-day swine production. Yet, switching to technology to...
Tips and tricks for moving pigs around Pigs on the move inside the farm – it’s a poorly covered topic in textbooks according to swine management expert...
The best ventilation for group-housed sows on straw Pig management expert John Gadd has more often written about airbags – simple solutions to help solve local...
Improvement in pig welfare through collaboration At both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, issues of pig welfare are being discussed. US-based welfare expert Dr...
The future of swine breeding This month, Pig Progress featured a great farm visit on a 9-level pig breeding facility in China. Pig Progress...
Implantation in sows – the wrap-up In 2 previous episodes, pig management expert John Gadd explained about implantation in sows and the role stress...
Striving for perfection in free farrowing pens Welfare and housing expert Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen has been involved in Danish trials to test 10 different...
More lessons about implantation in sows Last month, our pig management expert turned to a highly important but underestimated topic: implantation of...
Tri-State Sow Housing Conference (part II) Bit by bit, the US swine business is converting to group housing for gestating sows, as welfare expert Dr...
10 pig farms worth visiting across the globe From the United States to China and back again – that in short was the 2017 edition of Pig Progress’ farm tours....
Farm visit Thailand: A swine farm like a five-star hotel Being a major integration allows Charoen Pokphand Foods in Thailand to regularly build new swine farms. Every...
Cooling pads for sows during farrowing and lactation For sows to feel well in the farrowing and lactation house, its best that temperatures do not rise too high....
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...
How to better manage a gestation unit How to make sure that all aspects of breeding are performed at an optimal level. Danish breeding company DanBred...
A better method to measure sow herd efficiency Comparing sow herd performance is not always easy as sometimes different farms apply different calculations or...
4 piglet parameters for lifetime performance Genetic selection is leading to larger litters of piglets born with lowered levels of physiological maturity. As...
A new adventure for a British nucleus Nucleus Shute farm, located in Cornwall, UK, recently made a remarkable switch: it became the first breeder of...
22 piglets at one sow and it's no problem Modern genetics have created hyperprolific sows, which regularly have litters with more piglets than teats. The...
Detecting fever with a phone app Mycoplasma suis, MMA, swine influenza, Classical Swine Fever or arthritis… The occurrence of fever is what all...
A good start is vital for healthy piglets Raising healthy piglets from start through weaning is a challenge not to be underestimated, impacting...
A balanced approach in sow and piglet diets Correct feed and correct feed ingredients help both sows and piglets perform better. If in diets, everything is...
A sandy pig farm at the shores of the Yangtze China, with half of all the global pig population within its borders, has an abundance of different pig holding...
Ho Chi Minh City is also into pigs It’s not only commercial parties that are making Vietnam’s swine industry boom. Ho Chi Minh City is as well –...
Better sow performance with the right minerals Times are long gone when supplying minerals to pigs was a matter of one-size-fits-all. Sows have a different...
DanBred CEO: "Pig farms grow and so will we" In terms of organisation, the Danish pig breeding sector is reinventing itself. Thomas Muurmann Henriksen is CEO...
VIDEO: Sow insemination in group housing Lactation and gestation are increasingly being done without confining the sows – but so far for insemination it...
Photo Report: Swine Experimental Centre, Spain The Swine Experimental Centre near Segovia, Spain, is full of all kinds of measuring equipment – with only one...
Photo report: Dan Yu Breeding Farm, China The Danish pig industry is rapidly building up its presence on the shores of China. In recent years, a breeding...
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...
2 tips to create the right farrowing environment Mature sows perform best when room temperatures are between 18-21°C (65-70°F), while young piglets require a...
PHOTO REPORT: Krannestrup Farm, Denmark Danish pork producer Niels Aage Arve at Krannestrup Farm is happy to have new systems tested at his modern...
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....
FARM VISIT: Fair Oaks Farms, Indiana, USA It’s a commonly heard remark: The general public have no clue what goes on inside a pig farm. Indiana’s Fair...
TRENDS IN SOW REPRODUCTION: Spain The first issue of the 'Trends in Sow Reproduction' conference, organised by animal health company Ceva,...
SMEENK FARM: The Netherlands Within less than two years, all breeding farms in the European Union have to keep their gestating sows in group...
HEDEGAARD FARMS: Denmark The fast growing Danish Hedegaard Farms, located in the West of Denmark, recently succesfully found a way to...
SOW NUTRITION TECHNICAL MEETING: Denmark Danish pig producers and representatives of the international feed industry met up on Wednesday near the city of...
Photo report: Baynesfield Estate - South Africa The pig farm at the South African Baynesfield Estate, in the country's South East, houses 1,250 sows. The farm...