Health

To prevent ﬁnancial losses and welfare problems, early and accurate lameness detection and treatment is essential. - Photo: Penn Communicatie

01-08-2022 | Article

Smart swine lameness detection

Photo: Canva

27-07-2022 | Article

Good feeding: A principle to assess on-farm swine welfare

“The early rearing environment has an impact on the development of important components of the immune system," said Prof Mick Bailey, of the University of Bristol. Photo: Anne van der Woude

20-07-2022 | Article

A healthy gut is key: Zero Zinc Summit

A pig that is suffering from African Swine Fever in a laboratory – not part of the study described in the article. Photo: Lina Mur

19-07-2022 | News

ASF Dominican Republic: Virus shows ‘spectrum’ of disease

Podcast: Jordi Baliellas on using tongue tip tissues for PRRS monitoring

18-07-2022 | News

Podcast: Jordi Baliellas on using tongue tip tissues for PRRS monitoring

Photo: World Animal Protection

12-07-2022 | Article

Antibiotic resistant genes found near pig farms in 5 countries

Lameness is a negative health condition that causes the sow pain and can have long-term impacts on sow health and productivity. - Photo: Bert Jansen

11-07-2022 | Expert opinion

How can precision farming tackle sow lameness?

{Pigs waiting for transport to the slaughterhouse in Germany. Due to an ASF standstill, transport the surveillance area in Lower Saxony is not allowed until July 11. - Photo: Lars Klemmer (DPA/ANP

06-07-2022 | News

ASF Germany: No further infections in Lower Saxony

Special Focus

Photo: Van Assendelft

07-12-2020 | Article

Focus on a good start

Photo: Ruben Keestra

07-12-2020 | Article

Understanding the function of the ruminal microbiome

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