The Philippine livestock sector is primarily driven by the pork industry. Pig raising in the country serve as a business and livelihood to all pig producers, whether backyard or commercial. Despite that stability of the sector from previous years, the occurrence of African Swine Fever in the country …

This report is a study about the pig slurry problems on Reunion Island and its feasible solutions. It was done with the Coopérative des Producteurs de Porc Réunionnais (Cooperative of Reunionese pig producers) and their pig farmers, between the end of September and the beginning of December 2021, in …

The present study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on HRD in small businesses by providing a detailed investigation of the role that owner-managers play in enabling social learning and performance in small firms. The investigation focusses particularly on the specific relationships of the …

The goal of this study was to develop an automated monitoring system for the detection of pigs’ bodies, heads and tails. The aim in the first part of the study was to recognize individual pigs (in lying and standing positions) in groups and their body parts (head/ears, and tail) by using machine learning …

Due to a recent law from the Dutch cabinet (Actieplan Ammoniak) it is recently possible for pig farmers to sell their business to the state. In the Province of North Brabant, more than 300 farmers have subscribed for this rule, which means that many of the barns and farms will lose their purpose and …

In the Netherlands, about 1.2 million breeding sows are kept for about 3.5 years (eight to nine pregnancy cycles) on average in farming practice. These sows may be exposed to several stressors. With the increasing interest in pig welfare, it is important to investigate these stressors so adjustments …

From TU Delft repository: "Intestinal transporter proteins and metabolizing enzymes play a crucial role in the oral absorption of a wide variety of drugs. The aim of the current study was to characterize better available intestinal in vitro models by comparing expression levels of these proteins and …

Duurzaamheidsbalans: verschillende onderzoeksrapporten laten zien dat Europese grondstoffen voor eiwit in veevoer milieuvriendelijker zijn dan soja uit Zuid-Amerika. Het is daarom vanuit milieu-oogpunt wenselijk om meer regionaal geteeld eiwitrijk veevoer te gebruiken in Nederland. Ketenaanpak: De Raad …

The negative image of the pig sector in the Netherlands is an import topic for The Dutch labor union (Nederlandse Vakbond Varkenshouders) (NVV). The negative image of the pig sector emerged by the swine fever (1997), zoonosis, up-scaling, antibiotic resistance, particle matter etc. The negativity has …

The Bawean warty pig (Sus blouchi) is an endemic confined to the 192 km2 Bawean island in the Javasea. Due to a lack of quantitative ecological research, population assessments have so far been based solely on interviews with local inhabitants. Hunting and habitat degradation in Bawean’s protected areas …