Archives of the happenings in the pig farming world - Page 7 of 41

Finisher pigs on their way to the truck. - Photo: Ronald Hissink

03-05-2021 | Expert opinion

7 Strategies to reduce feed costs

How to get piglets through the weaning phase without the therapeutic use of zinc oxide? - Photo: Anne van der Woude

26-04-2021 | Expert opinion

Cost-effective ways to feed weaners without zinc

19-04-2021 | Expert opinion

5 Parallels between ASF and Covid-19

Post-weaning diarrhoea is still a major problem for the industry. - Photo: Henk Riswick

12-04-2021 | Expert opinion

New terminology for swine diet formulation

Pigs can fly after all - the pig market prices look optimistic for the near future. - Photo: Shutterstock

06-04-2021 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Happy days again for pig producers

When mass gatherings were still allowed: Protesting farmers in the Netherlands against the agricultural policy, October 2019. - Photo: Roel Dijkstra

15-03-2021 | Expert opinion

For pig farmers, there is enough to be angry about

08-03-2021 | Expert opinion

Pig and insect sectors: more alike than you might think

01-03-2021 | Expert opinion

When sentiment meets swine fever

A young piglet consuming some creep feed. - Photo: Henk Riswick

22-02-2021 | Expert opinion

The importance of a transition weaning diet

Depopulation can happen for many reasons African Swine Fever for instance, like on this farm in Lithuania. -Photo: Vincent ter Beek

15-02-2021 | Expert opinion

Mass depopulation on pig farms, what does science say?

A sow in a loose housing system in Germany, where piglets can even access neighbouring pens. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

08-02-2021 | Expert opinion

The long road toward loose housing of lactating sows

01-02-2021 | Expert opinion

Vitamin deficiency: A train wreck on our hands

A wild boar with her litter roaming in a meadow in Europe. - Photo: Jan Vullings

18-01-2021 | Expert opinion

ASF Germany: A fragile balance at the border

In one picture: intensification (left), specialisation (middle) or diversification (right). - Photos: Vincent ter Beek (2x) and Penn Communicatie (right)

11-01-2021 | Expert opinion

Pig farming of the future: Intensify, specialise or diversify?

It looks like the world of pigs will feel the effects of Covid-19 and ASF a little longer in 2021. - Illustration: Shutterstock

04-01-2021 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: Pig prices will fall, and rise, in 2021

21-12-2020 | Expert opinion

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