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Where is fibre fermented in the pig digestive tract?

11-10-2017 | News

Where is fibre fermented in the pig digestive tract?

Pig Progress 8 zooms in on alternatives to antibiotics

11-10-2017 | News

Pig Progress 8 zooms in on alternatives to antibiotics

Sweden worried about radioactive wild boars

10-10-2017 | News

Sweden worried about radioactive wild boars

A mixed litter on a farm in the Netherlands. Photo: Peter Roek

09-10-2017 | Expert opinion

Mixing weaners without tears

EU pig space allowance may fall short in reality

09-10-2017 | News

EU pig space allowance may fall short in reality

Tail docking using cauterisation. Photo: Ronald Hissink

06-10-2017 | News

Does tail docking hurt for piglets? The search continues

Due to the presence of Thiosulfate Blue, the ileitis vaccine gives the feed a blue shade. This helps to monitor that the feed including the vaccine reaches the right pigs. Photo: Boehringer Ingelheim

06-10-2017 | Article

Vaccination against ileitis via liquid feed

Gestating sows in a farm near Constanca, at the shores of the Black Sea. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

04-10-2017 | Article

Romania, a pig country with great potential

Photo: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr

04-10-2017 | News

It’s difficult to transfer MRSA by physical contact

The peacock butterfly. Photo: Henk Riswick

02-10-2017 | Expert opinion

Q3 2017: The global pork outlook has downside risk

Researchers at Iowa State University did 4 studies focused on pharmacokinetics. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

02-10-2017 | News

US study: How do antibiotics move through a pig?

Wrapping up September: What s new in the world of pigs?

29-09-2017 | News

Wrapping up September: What’s new in the world of pigs?

Many professionals have a different definition for group housing for sows. Photo: Hans Prinsen

29-09-2017 | News

Maintaining sow performance in group housing

Weaner tail with scabbed area at the tip showing development of necrosis. This can be itchy. To find relief, affected pigs might put up with nibbling by others, resulting in serious tissue damage. Photo: Mirjam Lechner

27-09-2017 | Article

Tail necrosis: A cause of tail biting?

Photo: Bert Jansen

27-09-2017 | Article

Thai agribusiness Betagro to move away from sow crates

Russia s key pig region Belgorod will stop using strong antibiotics in pig feeding as from 2018. Photo: Henk Riswick

25-09-2017 | News

Russia’s key pig region commits to quality standards