Genetics and traits

Disease challenges in swine production continue to reduce output and temper profitability potential (VanderWaal and Deen, 2018). Treatments are expensive and vaccines are not fully effective. Moreover, existing pathogens…

A sow farm, like a building, will crumble if the foundation isn’t functional, said Joel Sparks, DVM, with AMVC in Audubon, Iowa. Replacement gilts are the foundation that determine whether a sow farm will remain sustaina…

A Purdue University-affiliated, woman-owned startup is working to use mobile artificial intelligence technology to help meet the growing demand for food expected over the next several decades.

China's state economic planning agency is urging pig farmers to keep pig production capacity at a reasonable level, after a closely watched indicator of production costs last week fell far below the point at which most farmers make money.…

Todd Thurman, consultant with SwineTex based in Texas, USA, spoke to The Pig Site's Sarah Mikesell at the 2021 World Pork Expo, being held live in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Genomic research from the United Kingdom reveals how variants of Salmonella impact pig and human health.

China is working to improve the genetics of its pig herd by breeding swine that produce more meat while requiring fewer feed inputs.

In an opinion piece, Copa and Cogeca Vice President and crop farmer Pedro Gallardo explains that the European Commission's response on novel genomic techniques (NGTs) must evolve beyond an abstract debate and focus on workable solutions.…

Pig and poultry producers across the UK can get all of the latest information and advice about developments in their sector at the Pig & Poultry online forums on 12 May.

University of Illinois research shows some types of sugar can help promote sperm longevity in pigs

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This week, thirteen national advocacy groups concerned about public health, environment, and animal welfare urged key federal agencies to maintain regulatory authority over genetically engineered food animals within the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) instead of transferring it to the Department of Agriculture (USDA).…

After a continuous decrease since September 2020, the hog price in France stabilized around the average price of 1.20 € per kg carcass from the beginning of December until mid-February of this year. This price decrease w…

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The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), a globally recognised investor framework for assessing companies' performance on farm animal welfare, has released its annual report for 2020.

The NFU believes new precision breeding techniques, such as gene editing, could protect crops and animals from pests and disease, help deliver net zero and allow farmers to produce more home-grown food.

Researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) say that new vaccine trials against the East African strain of African swine fever (ASF) are yielding promising results.

Vietnam has cloned the endangered Vietnamese pot-bellied pig by using an innovative somatic cell cloning method.

In collaboration with international experts, Danish Pig Genetics is developing an innovative genomic evaluation platform for their breeding programs.

British livestock genetics firm Genus sees potential short-term challenges it its drive to help restock China’s massive pig farming industry.