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Photo: Koos Groenewold

19-07-2019 | News

Artificial rearing affects piglets pre-weaning

Sows receiving ferment in their diets have been performing better and use up to 90 kg of feed less per year. Photo: Bert Jansen

17-07-2019 | Article

Heavier sows, less feed thanks to fermentation

Illustration: Dreamstime

17-07-2019 | News

ASF China: Pig herd shrinks 26%; stricter checks announced

A close up of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans, the type of fly that was used in the research. Photo: Shutterstock

15-07-2019 | Article

Flies can play a role in transmitting ASF into farms

Photo: Henk Riswick

12-07-2019 | Article

Manure surplus solved by selling it

Specimen items seized and destroyed at local ports in Northern Ireland. Photo: DAERA

11-07-2019 | News

ASF found in meat entering Northern Ireland

Close up of the sea weed Ascophyllum_nodosum. Photo: Prodotti Arca

10-07-2019 | News

From Norway’s fjords into swine troughs

Wild boar are being hunted inside the ASF infected zone in Belgium. Photo: Shutterstock

10-07-2019 | News

ASF Belgium: 1st official week without ASF in wild boar

The first edition of the Zero Zinc Summit attracted 458 experts from all over the planet. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

08-07-2019 | Expert opinion

Zero Zinc Summit: How to replace ZnO?

Wrapping up June: What is new in the world of pigs?

05-07-2019 | News

Wrapping up June: What is new in the world of pigs?

Illustration: Shutterstock

05-07-2019 | News

Pork part relatively small in trade deal EU-Mercosur

Artist's impression of a healthy intestinal tract with many villi. Illustration: Shutterstock

03-07-2019 | Article

Lawsonia can impact other gut pathogens

The Vietnamese vaccine still needs further research, according to the university conducting the trials. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten

03-07-2019 | News

ASF Vietnam: Vaccine tested; China promoting large farms

It s likely that European and North American pig prices will move in opposite directions. Illustration: Shutterstock

01-07-2019 | Expert opinion

Trade wars and ASF: The global pork market mid-2019

Severe pneumonia in pigs that were infected with M. hyo (and PCV2). Photo: Iowa State University

01-07-2019 | News

M. hyo variability shows need for new terminology

Sows need to be in excellent bodily condition to deal with the task of lactation. Photo: Ronald Hissink

28-06-2019 | Article

Sows in top condition during lactation