A long list of common stress factors for pigs Stress can have a negative impact on the immunity in pigs – and which type of stress affects them most depends...
Understanding culture matters in the pig industry Last week, more than 2,000 delegates attended the ‘Svinekongres’, the annual congress for Danish pig production,...
Prudent antimicrobial use: The best to boost productivity Farmers all over the EU are working hard to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production. Although this...
Optimistic vs pessimistic pigs Can pigs actually be optimistic or pessimistic? Or is it even possible to assess pig feelings? There has been...
Pig Progress incorpora el castellano como lengua porcina Durante muchos años, Pig Progress ha servido orgullosamente a una audiencia internacional con contenido de alta...
Quarterly update: The global pig price cycle moves up There has been a buzz in the pig industry for a while now because African Swine Fever has caused a shortage of...
Immunity: What can pig farmers do themselves? Immunity in pig production is not a particularly easy subject. It all starts with producing knowing what they...
Weaning piglets – is the glass half full or half empty? How many piglets can be weaned per litter? Much of that depends on genetics and management techniques used. A...
One more note on the Zero Zinc Summit… If there is one thing the Zero Zinc Summit in Denmark showed, it was that finding alternatives to zinc oxide is...
Sewing the seed Earlier this year I attended a pig genetics event in China where one of the speakers declared, “in pig...
Airbag ventilation in 10 easy steps Pig management expert John Gadd is a believer in artificially controlled natural ventilation (ACNV) systems....
Zero Zinc Summit: How to replace ZnO? Veterinary and nutritionist experts from all over the world met in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late June 2019, for...
Formaldehyde in pig feed – and its alternatives Feed mitigation is a hot topic in the United States these days, partly because of African Swine Fever. One of...
ASF in the EU: The human factor makes the difference African Swine Fever was in the spotlight at the recently held European Symposium for Porcine Health Management...
Friend or foe? Understanding pig aggression The phenomenon of pig aggression may be more complex than it seems at the first glance. Why does the animal...
Pig production will become more transparent Over 100 animal activists recently trespassed onto a Dutch pig farm and occupied the place for over 10 hours....
7 pig house ventilation rules and why they matter It pays to understand the air flow inside pig houses. Knowing how air behaves inside buildings helps to be...
How to combine pig welfare and making money? Don’t we all, from time to time, long for a moment that time stands still, just to catch up with things? A...
ASF China: Keep calm and carry on Quite a few market experts foresee rising prices for pigs outside Asia now African Swine Fever has been creating...
Do live pigs belong at global trade shows? Last week, the news broke that the annual US trade show World Pork Expo will be cancelled due do the emergence...