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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

Photo: Da Bei Nong (DBN).

04-02 | News

Chinese pig integrator DBN confirms passing of its chairman

Black soldier fly larvae. Photo: Shutterstock

31-12-2025 | News

Bringing 2 worlds together: insect farming on pig waste

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11-12-2025 | News

French pork organisation hits back at activists

A public-private partnership to keep S. suis away from the pig house serves as a good example where all stakeholders in the industry work together. Photo: Ronald Hissink

24-11-2025 | Expert opinion

Pig science and industry at the crossroads of communication

Pigs that have just arrived at a slaughter plant. Photo: Fotostudio Atelier 68

06-11-2025 | News

UK advice: prohibit CO2 for stunning of pigs

The global sow herd is likely to contract slightly in 2026. Photo: Koos Groenewold

28-10-2025 | News

Rabobank pork update: Global sow herd to contract in 2026

Pig slaughter figures in EU go up – once again

03-10-2025 | News

Pig slaughter figures in EU go up – once again

The novel growth algorithm has been designed to predict individual animal growth as well as the collective growth. Photo: Koos Groenewold

08-06-2025 | News

Novel growth algorithm for pigs developed

Photo: Peter Roek

21-03-2025 | News

Expensive grain increases production costs for Russian pig farmers

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25-07-2024 | News

Russian pork exports to China facing difficulties

10-01-2022 | News

Brazil’s pork exports soared to new highs in 2021

05-01-2022 | News

China’s sow herd rose 4.7% in November 2021

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