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PigProgress Expert opinion Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world What would happen if African Swine Fever was found in wild boar in a country full of humans and pigs, like the Netherlands? Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek paints the context and just hopes the storm will pass. There are no more mink farms in the Netherlands. They disappeared in the course of 2020. In 2019, there were 128 mink farms left. The animals were kept for their fur, which after slaughter would mostly be shipped abroad. A few years back, the export of mink skins was est...

PigProgress Wanted: Millions of sows for China The reconstruction of China’s pig industry, which was ruined by African Swine Fever (ASF), will take off at a much faster speed in 2021 than it did last year. International breeding organisations are gearing up to get their share as the Chinese market is virtually insatiable. What is the situation early 2021? Also for breeding organisations there are only 24 hours in a day, yet they would wish they had more. In an attempt to restock China with sufficient amounts of breeding animals, it’s easy to get the impression that...

Podcast: Tacking pre-weaning mortality in Denmark How to deal with pre-weaning mortality? The 12th episode of the Real P3 podcast series goes across the ocean to find the answer in Denmark. The Real P3 podcast series is a recent initiative, where pork professionals from all over the world are interviewed about challenges and solutions in their day-to-day work. In the 12 th edition of the podcast, Dr Casey Bradley speaks to Sanne Baden, aged 46, farm manager at Avlscenter Trekanten, a 1,200 sow multiplication unit. She has 28 years of experience in all kinds of different functions in the swine...

All About Feed will publish, in April 2021, a special magazine on Heat Stress.

PigProgress Farm visit: Farming wild boar in times of ASF In Finland, wild boar are not only roaming the forests, they are also being farmed as their meat is considered a delicacy. Although the country is free from African Swine Fever, the virus is relatively close by in Russia, so there is constant vigilance for the virus. How are wild boar farmed there? And how can they be protected properly? One of the easternmost wild boar farms in Finland is in Viinijärvi in Liperi, about one hour’s drive from the border with Russia. There, Juho Reinikainen runs Korpikarju Game...