Health

Once upon a time: blue skies above Alberta s pig industry. At the moment, however, Covid-19 gives the country s industry a hard time. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

08-05-2020 | News

Extreme risk for Canada’s hog producers due to Covid-19

Artist's impression of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle. - Illustration: Shutterstock

08-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pig markets still suffer; Europe feels effects too

3D map of India focused in red on simple globe. 3D illustration; Shutterstock ID 529708327; Purchase Order: Pig Progress

06-05-2020 | News

ASF India: 2,900 pigs dead in number 1 pig state

Sentinel pigs are used to try out whether or not it is safe for pigs to come back to a farm. The pigs in the picture were used on a farm in Lithuania.

02-05-2020 | News

ASF Russia: Kaliningrad pig farm back on track

ASF was only found in wild boar in Belgium. - Photo: Shutterstock

29-04-2020 | News

ASF Belgium: Hopes for ASF-free status soon

Viruses like ASF and Covid-19 have disrupted the pig industry, each in their own way. What lessons can be learnt for a next 'new' virus? - Illustration: Shutterstock

24-04-2020 | News

Control of diseases like ASF: what lies ahead?

Snapshot of a pig farm in Poland. - Photo: Henk Riswick

24-04-2020 | News

ASF Poland: Lockdown for 450 pig farms

Gabor Fluit, CEO Asia for animal nutrition company De Heus. - Photo: De Heus

24-04-2020 | News

‘ASF accelerated a lot in Vietnam’s pig industry’

Photo: Shutterstock

22-04-2020 | News

Pigs meet the camera: Webinars on Covid-19 and Strep suis

A pig farm in Iowa. The US pig industry can use some support in times of Covid-19. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

20-04-2020 | News

USDA: $ 1.6bn Covid-19 aid for pig industry

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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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