US scientists study in utero heat stress for pigs Gestating sows experiencing heat stress can predispose unborn piglets to health complications.
Vietnam develops an ASF vaccine. What is the context? Research is going on at many places – but most is happening behind the scenes.
"ASF vaccine possible within reasonable timeframe" A vaccine against African Swine Fever could be possible ‘within a reasonable timeframe’, according to the lead...
ASF Belgium: 10 new cases; EU pig prices rising The southern Belgian province of Luxembourg has had 2 relatively quiet weeks with 5 and 10 new cases of African...
Mexico resumes pork exports as US declares Mexico CSF free Pork producers in all states of Mexico have been allowed to export pork and pork products into the United...
WHO’s antimicrobial guidelines: Protest and applause A recent publication on the responsible use of antibiotics by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a...
Pig fertility project gets high acclaim A report from the Supporters of Agricultural Research, pointed to a pig fertility project at the University of...
PEDv can survive in feed ingredients Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PEDv) can survive in a subset of feed ingredients. This was shown in recent trials...
US Congress repeals COOL meat labelling The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer enforce the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)...
PEDv likely came into the US with tote bags The usage of so-called ‘tote bags’ are most likely the cause of the introduction and rapid wide spread of...
Mixed reactions to WHO meat-cancer research As might have been expected, the recent publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) that stated that...
USDA: Only US pork exports will grow strongly The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects that of all key global pork suppliers only the US...
Business Update – Ileitis vaccine; new HQ Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
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....
US breathes again as PEDv fades away The United States swine industry is relieved to see the number of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv)...
BLOG: PEDv - what can we expect this winter? If we look at past data on a monthly basis, it is likely that the US is in for a marked increase of PEDv cases...
Stress control in pigs: introduce a rabbit! For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation...
Agriculture in 2018 Early this year, I wrote a weblog with the title 'Agriculture in 2017'. The general idea, quoting several...
Agriculture in 2017 Somewhat later in the year, you will most probably find similar blogs to this one, called 'Agriculture in 2018'....
Enhancing pig immunity with yeast additives The addition of probiotic yeast appears to positively affect the piglet immune status, whether supplied in sow...
PEDv: An intercontinental update Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) has proved to be devastating in herds in e.g. Asia and North America....
Australia: Big in size but not in pigs Size, location and climate are just a few of the factors challenging Australia’s economic survival and...
Mexican pork heading to Asia Ample availability of animal feed in Mexico, especially grain at lower prices combined with new breeding lines,...
The ever widening web of collaboration It seems that whenever the latest swine research or development project hits the headlines, the word...
USDA boosts 2015 forecast for pork production The USDA boosted the 2015 forecast for pork production as higher-than-expected first quarter slaughter totals...
US pig herd largely recovered from PEDv Latest figures from USDA’s hogs and pigs inventory show that the country’s pig herd on 1 March was 7% larger...
How to stop PEDv? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus took the US pig industry by surprise. The understanding of it is...
Understanding PEDv takes a long time The planners of the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress carefully kept the best for last, in...
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...
Move over BRIC – here is VUMP This week I heard two people independently of each other speak of the ‘MINT’ countries. Similar to the BRIC...
Always on the lookout for unexpected results It may sometimes be forgotten, but one of the leading pig research nations in the world is located far away from...
Sequenced pig genome - past and future tales Last year the first pig genome was sequenced by an international consortium. Having a reference, it is easier...
USDA report reveals startling facts about pig farms A report released last week by the US department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed some startling numbers: US hog...
China buys America's largest pork processor Last month China's largest meat processor, Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., agreed to pay USD $4.7 billion...
Murphy-Brown going for cleaner air using ionisation Negatively charged ions may soon be clearing the air of dust and other harmful emissions such as ammonia and...