Reducing antibiotics: Do we need to refocus our attention? This year has been a roller-coaster for both us as humans and our swine industry.
Conscious decisions Most of us know that we need to be living in a sustainable and responsible manner. For many that may mean...
Being a pig farmer can be tough and lonely Dr Irene Camerlink touches on a sensitive subject: what can producers do in these trying times?
ASF Germany: 10 questions on what is next? Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek searches for answers on 10 questions about ASF in Germany.
The future of pig production: Welcome to the Green Deal Antibiotics, zinc oxide, consumer and retailer demands, African Swine Fever… As if there weren’t enough...
Pig farms and the winds of change Although Covid-19 has not affected pigs directly, the effects of the human virus are having a profound effect on...
Wanted: Your experience with pig castration Health and welfare expert Dr Monique Pairis-Garcia is looking for your experiences with piglet castration.
Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not? A news item on H1N1 with ‘pandemic potential’ hit the news some time ago. Why did we publish it?
Compensatory growth post-weaning – does it exist? Do piglets catch up with their growth when they have suffered from a post-weaning check?
Pigs in the media: the value of listening Sometimes it pays off to just ask that one question, writes Vincent ter Beek: 'What happened?'
How to achieve high sow welfare and low emissions? Danish researchers have recently embarked on a project to investigate how to answer that question.
Comparing contracts for finisher pigs Analysing exactly which approach yields most can help, explains pig management expert John Gadd.
Maternal and neonatal pig nutrition: some creative ideas Swine nutrition technology expert Dr Casey Bradley looks back on her time in the NICU.
How to deal with finisher pigs in overstocked pens? What can pork producers do to relieve the stress in crowded pig houses?
Are we optimising labour enough on pig farms? On pig farms, proper job management is very important. Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen explains why.
Quarterly update: Global outlook driven by Covid The global outlook is very different now and it is time for a reboot.
How Covid-19 impacts even Pig Progress The rapid spread of the recent coronavirus (Covid-19) affects or has affected the daily life of virtually...
4 tips on how to feed pigs sustainably and profitably “What is not cool today may become the next norm of tomorrow” – wise words by pig nutrition technology expert Dr...
Where Covid-19 and African Swine Fever meet ‘The big unknown’, that is a label that fits perfectly on the current Covid-19 virus, according to Pig Progress...
7 steps for managing media coverage of pigs The media are a topical subject at present. As both a journalist and pig production adviser for the majority of...