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Pig carcass parts are waiting to be exported. - Photo: Bert Jansen

28-09-2020 | News

Can North America profit from ASF in Germany?

Iberian ham, cut into thin slices, is a delicacy in Spain and Portugal. Photo: Shutterstock

28-08-2020 | News

Portuguese protest against ‘American’ Iberian ham

A small newborn pig caretakers will do what it takes to get them all through weaning. Photo: Koos Groenewold

24-08-2020 | Expert opinion

Taking the life of a pig is never an easy choice

The wind of change blowing in Romania, where wind mills have been placed adjacent to a refurbished swine farm. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

17-08-2020 | Expert opinion

Pig farms and the winds of change

A truck picking up weaner pigs from a farm in North Carolina. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

13-08-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pork sector rocked by company closure

The effect of African Swine Fever virus was overtaken by SARS-CoV-2, causative agent of Covid-19. - Illustration: Shutterstock

03-08-2020 | Expert opinion

Quarterly update: A tale of 2 viruses

A swine facility in northern Iowa, USA. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

24-07-2020 | News

Covid-19: Crisis in US pork sector is not over yet

A sensor measuring piglet temperatures. - Photo: UNESP

22-07-2020 | News

Prize for predicting best temperatures for piglets

The USA exported the most pork to China in the first 5 months of 2020. - Photo: Henk Riswick

20-07-2020 | News

US tops pork exporters to China despite dispute

Pigs after weaning were put to a dietary copper test at the University of Illinois. The pigs in the picture were not involved in the trial. - Photo: Ronald Hissink

17-07-2020 | News

Why do pigs benefit from copper?