Assessing pig personality in the home pen: a novel laser test
A novel quick in-pen laser test to assess piglet personality traits while minimizing environmental and handling interferences.
articles about smart-farming
How can we make the swine industry more attractive to younger generations?
Despite the global dynamics of a growing sector, pig farming faces difficulties in attracting and retaining young talent.
With historic results, the 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 comes to a close
The 333 Experience Congress LATAM 2025 successfully concluded its sixth edition in Cali, Colombia, establishing itself as the most important technical and business event for Latin American pig farming.
Precision nutrition and global collaboration shape GSS 2025
The Gestal Swine Summit 2025, organized by Jyga Technologies in Lévis, Quebec, brought together specialists, researchers, and companies from more than 10 countries to discuss nutrition, technology, and swine management strategies. In its second edition, the event reaffirmed its role as a technical and practical forum for promoting efficiency and sustainability on farms.
Jyga Technologies implements a new internal structure
In order to support its expansion, Jyga Technologies realigns its internal structure that reflects the company’s multicultural nature and its growing international presence.
Integrating computer vision algorithms and RFID system for identification and tracking of group-housed animals
The proposed framework enabled reliable tracking of group-housed pigs for extended periods, offering a promising alternative to the independent use of image or RFID approaches alone.
Precision feeding for lactating sows: The path to sustainability and efficiency
Implementing precision feeding through the use of electronic feeders improves sow and piglet performance while providing economic, environmental, and animal welfare benefits.
Eswatini inaugurates modern pig breeding center to boost swine sector
Eswatini opened the Mpisi Pig Breeding Center on April 11, 2025, as part of a TaiwanICDF project to boost swine production.
European Pig Producer EPP Congress 2025: the future of pig farming
Annual Congress of the European Pig Producers - May 14 to 16, 2025 in Kolding, Denmark.
Online feeding behavior monitoring of individual group-housed grow-finish pigs using a low-frequency RFID electronic feeding system
A framework for monitoring feeding behavior of grow-finish pigs in real time, using a low-frequency radio frequency identification system.
Automated oestrous detection in sows using a robotic imaging system
Combining vulva volume features with days from weaning could be a suitable method to detect the onset of oestrous in sows.
Sound feeding signal for gestating sows: Evaluation of an individual learning strategy and its beneficial effects in groups
This study investigates the potential of teaching gestating sows an individual sound signal to reduce aggression resulting from competition for feed access.
UK: IntelliPig Project, a challenge for the future
An automated on-farm pig health monitoring system based on facial recognition.
PigPEF, the tool to calculate the environmental footprint along the swine value chain, is now live
Introducing the new online tool for calculating the carbon and environmental footprint of your feed mill, farm, or slaughterhouse and cutting plant.
Long-term measurement of lying behavior in crates and free-farrowing pens using 3D accelerometers
This study proves the accuracy of accelerometer-based sow lying behavior classification and shows that free-farrowing systems benefit lactating sows.
Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
An hourly feeding regime could optimize sow productive performance, body condition, milk yield, welfare, and piglet growth in swine production.