
Farrowing fun makes for contented sows
Providing enrichment as straw or lucerne hay two days before farrowing might enhance the affective state of older sows and certainly reduce still birth rate.


Providing enrichment as straw or lucerne hay two days before farrowing might enhance the affective state of older sows and certainly reduce still birth rate.

The company “ACO FUNKI Animal Husbandry Technology Co. Ltd.” will become an independent business unit with its own administration, stock facilities and showroom.

High-flying Essex University student Yakup Oguzhan Alp has joined Staffordshire-based specialist pig housing manufacturer, ARM Buildings, as data services assistant, on a one year’s placement.

Evonik has launched a new standardized ileal digestibility (SID) database for swine feeds which – for the first time – provides SID values of all amino acid for weaners, as well as for grower pigs.

Aiming at fine tuning optimal supply of zinc and copper, the program will include studies on pigs, poultry, ruminants and fishes.

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A vaccine launched five years ago has now protected over 47 million European pigs against a lethal and debilitating ailment.

Corbett has played a vital role in the expansion of Osborne’s export business, which started with its first overseas shipment to Japan in 1979.

Miratorg has been developing a large-scale project to double its current pork production capacity to 1 million tons in live weight.

Three communications focused on the potentiated zinc oxide from Animine (HiZox®)

Hypor is proud to announce the start of a rebuilding process for the Bon Accord nucleus facility in Ituna, Saskatchewan, Canada.



The “PRRS Disease Research Project Results Conference” cohosted by Hvsen Biotech and Wuhan Xinhuaxing (Wuhan Station) was held in the International Academic Exchange Center of Huazhong Agricultural University.

DanBred is expanding its presence in the Netherlands together with its partner KLASSE Ki. In addition to creating a stronger position in the Netherlands with DanBred BV, KLASSE Ki. will not only service the Netherlands, but also the Northwest European and overseas markets.

Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited (APRIL) is considering eight applications from Australia and New Zealand, by producers, technology supply companies and veterinary groups, in the first call under APRIL’s Industry Placement Program (IPP).

Vaccination against oedema disease is now protecting over ten per cent of pigs in some countries.

The European Association of Economy and Competitiveness (AEDEEC) awarded the European Prize for Management and Business Innovation to Magapor, S.L., during the ceremony held last Friday, the 27th of July, at the Hotel Eurostars Suites Mirasierra in Madrid.

Osborne Industries, Inc., is pleased to announce that Cory Culbertson has been named North America Sales Representative for livestock equipment.


As part of the strategy to strengthen its global presence, Innovad is proud to welcome Guilherme Minozzo as the newest addition to their management board.

Long waited, EU Regulation 2018/1039 on copper sources for animal nutrition has been finally published on July 23.

VETPARTNERS Limited has continued the expansion of its farm division with the acquisition of one of the UK’s leading production animal veterinary groups.

In Uganda pigs are a major livestock source for more than 1.1 million households.

Pig face recognition can now detect dirty pig faces, and the number of pigs in a group with an accuracy of almost 99%.

