pigs

The newly weaned piglets have a feeder in the pen to offer the animals dry food in addition to liquid feed. Photo: Henk Riswick

07-12-2020 | Article

Health and well-being paramount on Finnish pig farm

When pigs from infected and naïve flows are co-mingled at the end of the nursery, infected pigs can triple within the population every week. Photo: B.v.d.Wense

07-12-2020 | Article

7 recent advances in understanding Lawsonia

An important thought behind fibre rich feed is that piglets are born faster, and that milk starts flowing swiftly. Photo: Ruud Ploeg

07-12-2020 | Article

Top producing sows need extra fibre

Novel influenza A virus (H1N1) photographed microscopically. - Photo: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

13-07-2020 | Expert opinion

Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not?

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23-05-2020 | News

Chinese confirm SARS-CoV-2 does not affect pigs

Photo: Dotted Yeti

14-05-2020 | News

Covid-19 update: 2 US pork processors change course

A swine barn in Iowa. Many of them face the problem of overstocking. - Photo: Vincent ter beek

28-04-2020 | News

Covid-19 crisis hits US pig production hard

In Europe enrichment of all kinds of sorts is already applied in Europe, like providing straw. Photo: Ronald Hissink

16-03-2020 | News

US study to focus on enriching pig environment

Goal is to provide slowly fermentable dietary fibre to the young animal. Photo: Ronald Hissink

27-12-2019 | Article

Deciphering the dietary fibre message

Russian scientists are working on a feed additive to tackle depression in pigs. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

23-12-2019 | Article

Russia: Solution for depressed pigs