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FIGAN 2025
The 17th edition of FIGAN 2025 was a resounding success, consolidating itself as the essential event for the livestock industry in Southern Europe.
Automated oestrous detection in sows using a robotic imaging system
Enrichment for growing pigs - Impact on behavior and skin lesions
Spain: Pig Slurry Treatment Observatory launched
The Association for the Environmental Disimpact of Manure (ADAP) creates the Observatory to evaluate new management techniques.
WELTEC BIOPOWER strengthens its presence in Japan with two new biogas projects and WELTEC BLUE WATER treatment
Cattle and pig farms rely on stable, earthquake-proof building constructions.
Innovation in slurry management: The Moving Floor system
During a recent visit to a pig farm in Sweden, 333 had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the Moving Floor system, an innovative technology for improving pig welfare and reducing emissions.
Denmark: New pig welfare initiatives come into effect
On March 1, several measures came into force to improve the welfare of pigs.
Belgium: Biosecurity on pig farms is improving
Average biosecurity audit scores for both internal and external biosecurity are increasing slightly.
Germany's pig inventory remains almost unchanged in 2024
As of November 3, 2024, Germany had 21.3 million pigs (+0.3 % vs. 2023). The number of farms fell by 3.2% to 15,700.
Sound feeding signal for gestating sows: Evaluation of an individual learning strategy and its beneficial effects in groups
UK: IntelliPig Project, a challenge for the future
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.
Environmental and microclimatic control for swine welfare
This article describes some practices for improving environmental control and the costs involved in their implementation.
Do we know how to interpret what our pigs are telling us? Observations in the farrowing room
The relatively short but very intense lactation period is undoubtedly a key phase in pig production for both sows and piglets. The fragility of the piglets and the significant demands that sows face at this stage make early detection of problems essential. Do we understand what the animals are telling us?
IPPE 2025: Innovation and trends for the meat and compound feed industries
From January 28-30, Atlanta was once again the epicenter of the livestock, meat, and compound feed industries with a new edition of the International Production & Processing Expo.