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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Number of pigs in Germany dropped 0.7% last year, November census found
Recently released results from a November 3 livestock census in Germany indicated a slowing down of the drastic decline in animal numbers, particularly in the pig farming sector.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Hamlet Protein sponsors Passion for Pigs Seminar in Missouri, US
Hamlet Protein recently sponsored the Passion for Pigs Seminar and Trade Show that was held in Sedalia, Missouri, the United States, in November.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Manipur, India pig farming grapples with potential crisis as mysterious disease kills pigs
A pig industry organisation in Manipur, India, raised alarm that pig farming, which has been a profitable business in the state, will be facing a signficant challenge in the next few years unless the state veterinary department looks into t ...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Thousands of pigs put down in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia following ASF outbreaks
Thousands of pigs have been culled in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia due to African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, as governments are under pressure to do more to compensate farmers for their losses.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
ASF detected in Latvian swine farm housing 48 pigs
Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has reported the discovery of African swine fever (AF) in a farm housing 48 swine located in Robeznieki Parish, Kraslava County, Baltic News Network reported.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
More than 70 million hogs, pigs at US farms as of March 1
As of March 1, 2023, a total of 72.9 million hogs and pigs were recorded on US farms, based on the latest US swine inventory report released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board and the Unite ...
Monday, March 6, 2023
Oklahoma, US, held inaugural conference focused on humane treatment of pigs
US state Oklahoma held its first-ever conference to discuss humane treatment of pigs on March 2
Monday, March 6, 2023
Lower number of cattle, pigs in Austria slaughtered last year
Austria's pig inventory, as of December 2022, was 2.65 million head.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Trial results show Anpario's pHorce effective against Seneca Valley virus in pigs
In an independent trial conducted at Pipestone Applied Research Facility in the United States, pHorce by Anpario was found to be an effective mitigant against Seneca Valley virus, as well as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) and Porci ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Seneca Valley Virus confirmed in pigs in England, UK
Five cases of Seneca Valley Virus (SVV) in pigs have been confirmed for the first time in the United Kingdom.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Australia in process of getting animal vaccines to protect pigs from Japanese encephalitis virus
Australia's federal government has confirmed it is in the process of obtaining vaccines internationally for horses and pigs to protect them from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).
Monday, September 12, 2022
Decline in number of UK slaughterhouses that kill pigs last year
Latest figures show that just 87 slaughterhouses in the United Kingdom killed pigs in 2021, six lesser than in 2020 and 38 fewer than a decade ago, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
US had lesser hog farms in 2017 than 1997, biggest farms raised most of country's pigs, USDA report states
In the space of a generation, US hog production has transformed, even if the Midwest, with Iowa foremost, is still the leader, said a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Monday, July 4, 2022
17% drop in antibiotic use for UK pigs last year
The amount of antibiotics used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Monday, April 4, 2022
Number of hogs, pigs in US farms fell 2% from March 2021
There were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on US farms as of March 1, a 2% drop from March 2021 and down 3% from December 1, 2021, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ...

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