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A cough monitor as part of a package of sensors hanging in a pig house, to pick up all kinds of signals. - Photo: Koos Groenewold

09-05 | Expert opinion

Why is it relevant to analyse pig vocalisations?

War and agriculture do not go well together. The effects of the war in Ukraine will be felt in commodity prices. - Photo: Shutterstock

02-05 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Global pork market is in a phoney war

As a rule of thumb we can say that pelleting a European swine diet will increase energy utilisation at around 2%. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

18-04 | Expert opinion

Pelleting the diet still beneficial in current market

The 5 Freedoms framework encompasses basic provisions that should be made for farm animals. It seems that some food companies prefer the 5 Domains framework. - Foto: Michel Velderman

11-04 | Expert opinion

The 5 Domains model for animal welfare

When faced with feed ingredient shortages, creative thinking is required. A good example of a potentially nutrient-rich ingredient is seaweed, high in omega fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins. Photo: Ronald Hissink

21-03 | Expert opinion

Preserving pig performance in fluctuating commodity markets

Hanging wood (or a branch) off the floor will keep it cleaner and allows more pigs to interact with it. - Photo: Dr Jen-Yun Chou

07-03 | Expert opinion

Who benefits from pig toys?

Piglets drinking milk from a sow on an SPF farm in the Netherlands. - Photo: Theo Kock

21-02 | Expert opinion

Sows and piglets as milk producers and consumers

Finisher pigs on a farm in Cevicos, Sánchez Ramírez province, Dominican Republic. The picture was taken in August 2021; at the time of photography at this farm there was no ASF. - Photo: ANP

14-02 | Expert opinion

ASF Dominican Republic: A ticking time bomb

A typical shoulder ulceration in a sow. Photo: Mark White BVSc LLB DPM MRCVS

07-02 | Expert opinion

A novel sow shoulder sore treatment

Could diarrhoea in weaner pigs be prevented by lowering the calcium levels in weaner diets? - Photo: Bert Jansen

31-01 | Expert opinion

Lowering calcium levels in weaner diets

In 2022, the glass is half full. - Photo: Canva

24-01 | Expert opinion

Quarterly pig outlook: A glass half full?

Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek in action at the Banff Pork Seminar 2022. - Photo: Marc Klumper

17-01 | Expert opinion

An agricultural immigrant at Banff Pork Seminar (with video)

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