The pig industry can do with a touch of Leonardo da Vinci

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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world
An AI-generated variety of the drawing ‘The Vitruvian Man’ by Leonardo da Vinci, where the man has been replaced by a pig. Similar images were shown in various presentations at ESPHM 2026. Illustration: Gemini AI
An AI-generated variety of the drawing ‘The Vitruvian Man’ by Leonardo da Vinci, where the man has been replaced by a pig. Similar images were shown in various presentations at ESPHM 2026. Illustration: Gemini AI
The growing influence of data use and artificial intelligence peaked through in various ways during the 17th edition of the European Symposium for Health Management (ESPHM), held 13-15 May in Florence, Italy. So what message can be taken away from all this? Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek aims to place things in perspective. What better way to start a scientific congress in Florence, Italy, than by delving into the life of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), one of the many brilliant minds


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