Pig Progress

3 days ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

As precision livestock farming is proceeding, novel technologies continue to offer more detailed methods of capturing data of what is going on at a swine farm. For pig producers in Europe, it is now possible to administer and register pig vaccinations on animal level. MSD Animal Health presented “Swine Protect & Connect,” the latest development at a special press event preceding this year’s European Symposium for Porcine Health Management (ESPHM), in Bern, Switzerland, on Wednesday, May 21.

4 days ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Pig Progress was present at VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, with 2 well frequented seminars. “Sustainability” was the 2nd theme that was highlighted, on Thursday, March 13. This article offers a quick recap and obviously the entire seminar can be re-viewed as well. Three expert speakers joined in for the sustainability topic in a seminar that lasted about 70 minutes. Each speaker took a different approach to “sustainability” which led to a seminar with a wide range of how to approach the topic.

1 week ago | pigprogress.net | Natalie Berkhout

Pig Progress brings you the latest business news and updates from the global pig industry, including the opening of a new agricultural research centre and a partnership that will target 2 diseases and immune system function in pigs and piglets. This and more.

1 week ago | pigprogress.net | Vincent ter Beek

Pig Progress was present at VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, with 2 well frequented seminars. “Gut health” was one of the themes that was highlighted, on Wednesday, March 12. This article offers a quick recap and obviously the entire seminar can be re-viewed as well. The seminar featured 3 expert speakers in the field of gut health. The seminar, which lasted just over 1 hour, was introduced by Prof Dr Alongkot Boonsoongnern. He is lecturer at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand.

1 week ago | pigprogress.net | Vladislav Vorotnikov

In the 1st quarter of 2025, Russia is said to have exported 76,000 tons of pork, a 72% increase from the previous year. In value, exports grew nearly 2-fold to US$180 million, Agroexport, a Russian government agency facilitating exports, has reported. The growth would have largely been propelled by demand from China, the officials indicated. The increase in exports to China, which is said to have commenced in March 2024, is substantial.