Content related to the sectors: pork

24 October 2024

EU PiG – Reduction of antimicrobial medication

Dutch farmer Kees van der Meijden has achieved the enviable goal of reducing antibiotic use to almost zero.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Fermenting liquid feed, an alternative to zinc oxide

A fermented liquid feed system is providing an alternative to zinc.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Cross-company approach to PRRS

A group of 13 pig farms in the same region have reduced PRRS problems by 30% in a three-year period by working together and learning from each other to help tackle the problem

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Pig temperature app for early disease detection

An app that monitors pig temperature is helping with early detection of hyperthermia.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – DrySist: Truck dry disinfection

Improving the biosecurity against ASF and other pathogens

31 August 2023

EU PiG – Use of slaughter data to develop dashboard system to improve pig herd health

Use of slaughter data to improve health outcomes

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Different feeds as zinc oxide alternatives

Kris Gios’ farrow-to-finish unit has trialled feeding herbs in piglet diets instead of including zinc oxide and has reduced production costs by 2.4%.

31 August 2023

EU PiG partners

Led by AHDB in the UK, the partners range from pig producer groups, to researchers and economic advisers – connecting pig producers with the latest science, husbandry techniques and technologies.

31 August 2023

EU PiG

EU PiG aims to raise the competitiveness of the European pig industry

24 April 2026

EU PiG – Grand Prix

The Grand Prix is an annual EU-wide contest, with more than 300 producers competing to become one of eight EU PiG Ambassadors.

24 October 2024

EU PiG – Health management

Sharing best practice on health management

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Adoption of biosecurity tool

Producer Eugene Sheehan from Ireland has reduced pig production costs per kg slaughter weight by 9.3% and lowered antibiotic use by 90%, having been the first to use a new biosecurity scoring tool, Biocheck.UGent®.