Eswatini inaugurates modern pig breeding center to boost swine sector
Eswatini opened the Mpisi Pig Breeding Center on April 11, 2025, as part of a TaiwanICDF project to boost swine production.
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European Pig Producer EPP Congress 2025: the future of pig farming
Annual Congress of the European Pig Producers - May 14 to 16, 2025 in Kolding, Denmark.
Online feeding behavior monitoring of individual group-housed grow-finish pigs using a low-frequency RFID electronic feeding system
A framework for monitoring feeding behavior of grow-finish pigs in real time, using a low-frequency radio frequency identification system.
Automated oestrous detection in sows using a robotic imaging system
Combining vulva volume features with days from weaning could be a suitable method to detect the onset of oestrous in sows.
Sound feeding signal for gestating sows: Evaluation of an individual learning strategy and its beneficial effects in groups
This study investigates the potential of teaching gestating sows an individual sound signal to reduce aggression resulting from competition for feed access.
UK: IntelliPig Project, a challenge for the future
An automated on-farm pig health monitoring system based on facial recognition.
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.
Long-term measurement of lying behavior in crates and free-farrowing pens using 3D accelerometers
This study proves the accuracy of accelerometer-based sow lying behavior classification and shows that free-farrowing systems benefit lactating sows.
Hourly feeding of lactating sows: Enhancing performance and welfare in smart farm-based systems
An hourly feeding regime could optimize sow productive performance, body condition, milk yield, welfare, and piglet growth in swine production.
Infection prediction in swine populations with machine learning
Models provide daily infection probabilities that can be used as a benchmark to more timely support preventive and control strategies on farms.
UIUC to develop biosensors to improve ASF detection
Center for Genomic Diagnostics Receives First USDA Grant.
Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Reproduction, welfare, and nutrition
In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.
EuroTier Innovation Awards 2024
The leading innovation award in the international livestock industry recognizes products with a function that has changed significantly, enabling a new process, or has significantly improved an existing process.
Winners of the Innovation Awards EnergyDecentral 2024
The winners of the renowned innovation medals are representative of the creative will and innovativeness of the entire industry.
Boehringer Ingelheim presented SoundTalks® powered by FARMERA™
The SoundTalks® Innovation Exchange symposium brought together different stakeholders to share practical applications of digitalisation on farms, especially in the area of respiratory health monitoring.
Boehringer Ingelheim steps forward with new technology to improve respiratory health management in production systems
The global launch of “SoundTalks® powered by FARMERATM” will take place on September 9 in Bologna. This innovative solution enables you to identify trends and patterns at system level and to continuously improve your production system performance 24/7.