Vincent ter Beek

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Editor and Journalist at Pig Progress

Journalist and editor of @PigProgress, multimedia B2B title on the global pig 🐷 business. Loves cats 🐱, travelling ✈, history 🏰, languages 🌍 and football ⚽.

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Articles

A novel tool in the feed safety toolbox - Pig Progress

3 days ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

The toolbox with regard to feed safety has been filled with an additional component. In a special event preceding VIV Asia 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, this March, feed additive producer Kemin launched a new feed decontaminant. The product, called Prosidium, would be filling a hole in the market, according to the company. For a long time, formaldehyde was considered the gold standard when it came down to feed decontamination, intended for e.g. pigs, poultry and dairy cows.
Computers can very well do the scoring of pig lung images

1 week ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

The scoring of lungs of pigs at a slaughterline is an interesting field of research. That way it is easy to determine whether or not there had been any lung problems during the animal’s life. The scoring process can be credibly facilitated by the use of computer technology. The development has been described in a recent publication in the peer-reviewed publication Veterinary Research.
FDA approval for technology to breed PRRS-resistant pigs - Pig Progress

1 week ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to swine genetics company PIC for the gene edit used in its pig resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The FDA determined that the technology is safe and effective. The gene edit will be used to breed the company’s PRRS-resistant pigs, but the company adds that the approval does not automatically trigger commercialisation in the US.
On-demand: Webinar on high levels of hygiene in pig farms

2 weeks ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Great biosecurity, scrutiny for water quality and high levels of hygiene all matter to reduce the risk of pathogens as much as possible on pig farms. That – and much more – was the key message at a Pig Progress webinar on Thursday, April 24. The webinar is now available for viewing on-demand. The webinar, which was organised in cooperation with hygiene and biosecurity company Cid Lines, an Ecolab company, featured 3 expert speakers.
Small pig stakeholders and their knowledge of foreign diseases - Pig Progress

2 weeks ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Owners and managers of commercial pig farms in the US generally tend to be well informed about foreign animal diseases – but how about small swine stakeholders? There is room for improvement, a recent study showed. The study was carried out in Ohio, USA – and a publication about the outcomes is being published this June in the peer-reviewed journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine. The authors are connected to The Ohio State University as well as the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
FMD Europe: Preventive culling of 10,000 pigs in Hungary

2 weeks ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

A swine farm with almost 10,000 pigs in Hungary has been emptied because it was too close to a cattle farm where Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) was detected last week. That particular outbreak occurred on a dairy farm in Rábapordány, a site with 875 animals on-site, on April 17. At a meeting for the Animal Health and Welfare committee, the Hungarian authorities shared that a neighbouring holding with 9,888 pigs was also emptied.
FMD Hungary: After 2 weeks, another outbreak emerges in cattle

3 weeks ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Just when the waves of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks appeared to have calmed down in Central Europe, Hungary reported another outbreak on a cattle farm. The outbreak occurred on a cattle farm near the town Rábapordány in the province , about 30 km south of the rest of the outbreaks, which form a cluster at the border between Hungary and Slovakia. As the virus can also occur in pigs, any developments in the spread of the virus is being watched by the pig community too.
AI every day can keep the doctor away. Or not?

4 weeks ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Artificial intelligence could revolutionise the pig industry. Yet how exactly it can be reliably applied, is often relatively unclear and perhaps also a touch intimidating. “Telehealth” and “telemedicine” might be an area where easy gains can be made. Can the vet stay at home? It is not too difficult to think of situations where it would actually come in handy that a veterinarian does not have to physically show up at a farm.
Coming soon: Webinar on high levels of hygiene on pig farms

1 month ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Achieving better performance is possible when the conditions on-farm are optimal. That is why top-level cleaning and disinfection matters very much – and this will be the exact topic of an upcoming Pig Progress webinar, held on Thursday, April 24 at 3pm CET. {Create buttonClick here to register for the pig hygiene webinar on April 24}The webinar will be held in cooperation with biosecurity company Cid Lines, an Ecolab Company.
VIDEO: A look behind the scenes in a diagnostic lab

1 month ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Every pig, poultry and dairy producer will be familiar with it. A high mortality amongst the herd or flock – what pathogens are currently troubling me? The laboratory Poulpharm, headquartered in Belgium, can offer answers by running diagnostic tests. The internationally operating lab offers a wide range of veterinary services, from necropsies to laboratory services as well as contract research or development and registration.