Health/Nutrition

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

Feed additives such as acids, probiotics and phytogenics in both dry and liquid forms have gained more attention after producers started seeking alternatives to antibiotics.

17-04-2020 | Article

New supplements for liquid pig feed

Pork for sale in a supermarket. It remains to be seen if pork will continue to be plentiful in US retail shops due to Covid-19. - Photo: Shutterstock

15-04-2020 | Article

Covid-19: Smithfield shuts US pork plant indefinitely

It is important to feed highly productive sows not only to produce milk, but also to farrow. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

15-04-2020 | Article

A new boost of oxygen to sow productivity

A healthy wild boar, spotted in a forest. - Photo: Shutterstock

15-04-2020 | Article

ASF Poland: Why the virus can roam freely in Western Poland

Germany is “FMD-free” again after outbreak in water buffaloes

14-03 | Article

Farm visit: Spacious sow farm for starting couple

13-03 | Article

What role do insects have in pathogen transmission?