Quarterly update: Good fortune for pig producers in 2020 A few wild boar crossing a river in Europe – or one tweet by the US president. Small unforeseen things like...
All about sows, udders and MMA (part 2) How do normal udders feel? Perhaps a simple question and perhaps the answers are well-known. Now what to do when...
What feeding strategy to follow for finishing pigs? Maximising the finishers’ body weight? Or perhaps going for optimisation of feed conversion ratio (FCR)? Every...
Around the world in 10 pig farms The year 2019 has flown by – and Pig Progress would like to wrap up this exciting year again, just like years...
Can less be more? Rules, rules, rules…. The livestock sector is becoming increasingly governed by legislation. While no-one can...
Learning more about piglet survival A fantastic day! That is what you get when spending the afternoon with 100 people who are all dedicated and...
All about sows, udders and MMA (part 1) The letters ‘MMA’ sound familiar to many pork producers having sows on-farm. What causes the 3 underlying...
Why I always invest in my sows Best production practices fascinate swine nutrition technology expert Dr Casey Bradley, so she looks beyond...
Oops, a dead pig on the shore. Now what? African Swine Fever confronts national authorities with sensitive dilemmas. Of course it is great to be able to...
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....