Vietnam allows exports by Brazilian pig slaughterhouse Vietnam enables exports of pig meat from a new Brazilian plant, located in Minas Gerais.
‘ASF accelerated a lot in Vietnam’s pig industry’ In a few years, the Vietnamese pig business will look completely different, according to De Heus' Gabor Fluit.
ASF Vietnam: 5.8m pigs dead; virus likely in Indonesia Vietnam has sent an update of the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation in the country. The total death toll due...
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...
ASF China: Pork prices soar as future effects become clear Prices of pork in China are observed to be soaring in recent weeks as pork supplies have started to fall due to...
ASF Vietnam: Vaccine tested; China promoting large farms Vietnam said it has had initial success in creating a vaccine to fight African Swine Fever (ASF).
ASF Vietnam: Commercial farms hit; higher pork import prices No longer is African Swine Fever (ASF) a problem that is only hitting pigs in villages in Vietnam. It has also...
ASF Vietnam: Virus in 10 new provinces; culls rise to 1.6m African Swine Fever (ASF) is on the loose in Vietnam. In OIE reports from this week, the cull count of the...
ASF Vietnam: 4 more provinces report outbreaks Another 4 provinces in Vietnam have reported outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF), bringing the total to 34.
ASF Vietnam: OIE confirms 2,000+ new outbreaks The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has received new outbreak updates from Vietnam, confirming that...
ASF Vietnam: Virus out of control as it reaches HCMC African Swine Fever seems to have conquered most areas of Vietnam as well. Although no updates on outbreaks have...
ASF China: Slaughterhouse controls are tightened The Chinese authorities have released new guidelines for slaughterhouses to step up its actions to detect...
ASF Vietnam: Virus travelling south; rumours from Cambodia African Swine Fever (ASF) is continuing on its spread through Vietnam with rapid pace. Yesterday the news broke...
ASF Vietnam: 79 cases reported; stepping up measures The outbreaks of African Swine Fever in the north of Vietnam are spreading at a rapid pace. At a recent update...
ASF Vietnam: 22 new villages reported infected Vietnam has reported that 22 additional villages have reported the occurrence of African Swine Fever (ASF).
ASF Vietnam: Virus in Hai Phong; plea for transport ban With the 1st outbreaks of African Swine Fever reported from Vietnam, the question is how it will develop...
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: Presenting about the P of Pigs I had wanted to talk about the subject of the ‘Fourth P’ for some time. The opportunity arose when I had the...
GreenFeed growing sustainably in Vietnam When an integrator calls itself ‘GreenFeed’, surely there must be something sustainable and innovative about its...
Scaling back to fewer sows in bad times The pig market in Vietnam is often very volatile with demand and supply creating unpredictable losses or...
Vietnam’s pig industry is growing – and facing new... With pig numbers in Vietnam rapidly approaching 30 million, the country’s livestock industry faces the same...
Denmark’s pig production – modern, efficient, changing It’s difficult to find the right words to correctly describe the pig industry in Denmark. Thirsty for knowledge...
The seductive promise of Vietnam’s pork sector It’s easy to be interested in Vietnam if you are into pigs. The country is one of the world’s top ten producers...
Visit pig farms around the globe Ever dreamed of taking a look behind the scenes at pig farm in the USA, Romania or Vietnam? Surf your way across...
Indonesian feed giant's new pig operation in Vietnam Indonesian feed giant Japfa Comfeed spread its wings into South East Asia. In 2012 they partnered with...
Annoyance with animal welfarists One of my Facebook friends regularly shares comments of my country’s most successful animal welfare activist...
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...
Why producing pigs in China is a big challenge The Chinese love pork – and in the future, more Chinese will love even more pork. With many limiting factors, it...
Biomin takes sustainability into southern Vietnam After China, the second-most important pig market in Asia is Vietnam. Biomin experienced this when demand for...
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...
News for the Far East: Stop seeing pork as a commodity Where the Western world continues to struggle with its financial crisis, VIV Asia 2013 showed once more that...
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...
APVS Congress gives update on highly pathogenic PRRS Highly Pathogenic PRRS swept across China and South East Asia over the last couple of years. Thus, the disease...
Vietnamese farmers finding ways for expansion The Vietnamese pig industry has a mixture of larger and smaller pig operations – and especially for the smaller...
Photo Report: Vietnamese farms & feed mill Recently, Pig Progress travelled to Vietnam to witness the country’s massive growth. Two local pig farmers told...