Pigs

Boreal (no. 011) flanked by regular brothers and sisters. Photo: IZ

01-05 | Article

Brazil presents Latin America’s first cloned pig

Free farrowing pens will become the standard in Germany by 2035. Photo: Ronald Hissink

29-04 | News

German pig industry claims millions for welfare rule compliance

A sow in a farrowing pen in Switzerland without being fixated. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

13-04 | Expert opinion

The EU wheels are spinning slowly toward free farrowing

Snapshot of a Westfleisch slaughterhouse in Coesfeld, Germany. The processor has 3 slaughterhouses that together can slaughter 150,000 pigs/week. Photo: Westfleisch

10-03 | News

Westfleisch: Research to reduce the carbon footprint of pork

Finisher pigs enjoying a meal on a farm in Brittany, France. Photo: Twan Wiermans

10-03 | News

French feed production up 1.1%, despite lower demand for pig feed

Kerstin Reiners, commercial director of PIC Western Europe, says that the company is investing in identifying traits to measure the character and behaviour of animals. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

23-02 | Interview

Interview: “Behaviour is the most complex area in pig breeding”

Gestating sows in group housing in a barn in Indiana, US. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

20-02 | News

New attempt to circumvent Prop 12: The controversy continues

Photo: Da Bei Nong (DBN).

04-02 | News

Chinese pig integrator DBN confirms passing of its chairman