Research and innovation

Machine learning (ML) has been a buzz word for the past few years. ML is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated to the study of algorithms to predict outcomes.

New findings by researchers at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggest potential pain relief for piglets by administering medicine through the act of nursing.

Today Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer, unveiled its new global vision and logo to align the company strategically for 2042 and beyond.

Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan are working to reign in the reproductive losses resulting from PRRS.

New research suggests that boar meat with up to 0.3 μg/g skatole and up to 3.8 μg/g androstenone can be used in the production of sausages without impacting consumer acceptance.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order today (12 June) directing federal agencies to streamline the review process for agricultural biotechnology including genetically modified livestock and seeds.…

Simplified post-mortem methods and data collection may shed some light on sow mortality.

Do you floor-feed? Do you use individual feeding stalls? And what exactly are the welfare implications of adopting different feeding systems?

A new study published in Porcine Health Management indicates that farm size and type of production is correlated with sow culling and mortality.

Feed and feed ingredients are generating a lot of interest as possible vectors in transmitting swine diseases, and based on evidence from the 2013 porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv) outbreak, it is justified - at least to a degree.…

MSD Animal Health launches a triple-action vaccine with broad protection against diseases affecting swine reproductive health.

We visit Dr Emma Baxter and the SRUC swine herd to see the innovative Piglet and Sow Alternative Farrowing Environment (PigSAFE) in action.

While the spikes of Senecavirus A (SVA) have plateaued in recent years, researchers in the pork industry are still confounded by the elusive virus and what triggers outbreaks.

It will take years for China to contain the deadly African swine fever virus that has spread throughout the country says World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute will partner with the Belgian biotechnology company ViroVet to develop the first antiviral drugs that act against African swine fever (ASF).

More intriguing technologies spotlighted at the 2019 American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting.

China will start work on clinical trials of an African swine fever vaccine, state media said today (24 May), as the disease continues to spread through the world's biggest hog herd.

Research published in the Journal of Animal Science has shown analysis method can accurately use phenotype and gene data to predict the age at which pigs will be ready for slaughter.

Zinc alternatives, using big data and community management are among the winning best practices of the 2019 EU PiG Innovation Group (EU PiG) Grand Prix.

Private and public organizations joined efforts in Asia to share knowledge about the control and diagnosis of ASF virus