pig health

Pigs of approximately 2.5 weeks of age. A healthy pig (right) and a pig (left) showing characteristic clinical signs; exophthalmos, mild strabismus, erythema and a wrinkling skin on the thorax. Photo: Royal GD, the Netherlands

01-06 | Article

Novel pig syndrome now observed widely in the Netherlands

Photo: Henk Riswick

18-05 | News

UK government action to protect Britain’s pig sector against ASF

Snapshot of a previous IPVS congress.. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

18-05 | News

US edition of IPVS congress moves to 2030

The UK pig sector is familiar with backlogs. The last major disruption occurred in 2021 and 2022, first because of Covid-19 and later because Brexit led to severe labour shortages in slaughterhouses and meat processing plants. Photo: Henk Riswick

15-05 | News

Backlog returns for British pig farmers

Switzerland is not a major pig-producing country. At the end of 2024, the national pig herd totalled 1.28 million animals, 3.6% fewer than a year earlier. Photo: Vincent ter Beek.

13-05 | Article

Swiss pig sector working on voluntary downsizing

Moldova pig farmers still wait for the subsidies promised following major ASF outbreaks in 2025. Photo: Twan Wiermans

13-05 | News

Pig industry Moldova warns of collapse amid delayed ASF compensation

Photo: Courtesy of SpyBiotech

11-05 | News

“Superglue” enhanced vaccine looks promising for pig coronaviruses

Computerised illustration of bacteriophages in action. Photo: Dreamstime | Monika Wisniewska

20-04 | News

Phages and essential oils to fight resistant bacteria on pig farms

AI pig

17-04 | Article

Using AI to make the most of pig health data

Romanian pig industry faces deepening financial crisis

13-04 | News

Romanian pig industry faces deepening financial crisis