sow nutrition

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

Veterinarian Gheorghe Păștean (left) and Daniel Galis (right) at the feeding stations in the new sow house. Photos: Mark Pasveer

06-05 | Article

Farm visit: Inside a modern pig farm focused on welfare and stability

A gestation area with ESF stations on a farm in Indiana, USA. Prop 12 states that a gestating sow should have 2.2 m2 at her disposal and be able to turn around. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

04-05 | Article

Fix or poison pill? US Farm Bill takes the first hurdle

A pig student has logged in on PigLearn. Photo: CPC

23-04 | News

Training programme PigLearn available across Canada

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

Artificial insemination of a group of sows on a farm in the Netherlands. Photo: De Wilde Media

06-04 | Expert opinion

Can we win time with inseminating sooner?

To meet the growing demand, high-rise pig houses have been built in China in recent years. This one was built in Guangxi province. Photo: Henk Riswick

03-04 | Article

Country focus China (part 3) – What’s next for China’s pig market?

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

31-03 | News

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