Health/Nutrition

{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

Using alternative protein sources including sunflower seed meal, rapeseed meal, peas, and fava beans can decrease negative environmental impact of soybean farming. - Photo: Peter Roek

06-07-2022 | Article

Strategies for a sustainable development of the swine industry

Overall, the finishing pigs fed MrFeed showed a feed conversion ratio (FCR) 4.5% higher than the control diet, and a slightly better mortality rate. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

05-07-2022 | News

New feed product for pigs sees higher feed conversion ratio

(Bottom L-R) Niels Poulsen, CEE swine technical manager at Phileo Lesaffre; Robert Hoste, senior pig production economist at Wageningen University & Research; Zana van Dijk, editor Dairy Global and Dr Diana Siebert, technical marketing manager at CJ Europe.

04-07-2022 | News

Webinar on demand: Sustainable Pig Farming

The outbreak was discovered on a farm with 280 sows and roughly 1,500 piglets, according to the authorities in Lower Saxony. - Photo: Michel Velderman

02-07-2022 | News

ASF Germany: First case on farm in Lower Saxony

According to Alltech CEO Mark Lyons, we are truly at the interface of two big ideas: nourishing the present and preserving the future. - Photos: Alltech

29-06-2022 | Article

Alltech ONE Conference: ‘Net zero does not cut it’

A pig farm in Russia. The Russian Agricultural Ministry estimated that 237,000 tonnes of manure and litter are produced annually in the country, primarily by poultry and pig farmers. - Photo: Henk Riswick

22-06-2022 | News

Environmentalists sound alarm over new Russian ecological bill

It is necessary to properly clean trucks and trailers to maximise the protection level from disease. - Photo: Bert Jansen

20-06-2022 | Article

Guidelines to kill PEDV and PRRSV in livestock trucks

09-05 | Interview

Interview Xandra Benthem de Grave: ‘Nutrient tool helps optimise sow feed during gestation’

Global pig feed production dips amid regional struggles

07-05 | Article

The path towards PEDv elimination in Manitoba