Content related to the sectors: pork

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Clean and accessible water

Improved pig health and productivity, along with lower antibiotic consumption and costs, are the results of using a water purification system and ensuring adequate access to water.

24 April 2026

EU PiG – From pig data to big data

Danish producer Stovgaard is using a data monitoring system to record real time biological data, including water and feed intake and weights.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Reducing pig mortality through a high standard of care

Dutch producer, Theo Vernooij, is reducing piglet mortality through a system that focuses on a high standard of care throughout his breeding herd.

8 April 2026

EU PiG – Sustainably produced ABF Rypsiporsas

The calculated carbon footprint (CF) using Rypsiporsas on this farm is lower than that of pigs raised in other parts of Europe with feed containing soybean meal.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Male fatteners without boar taint

The risk of boar taint can be reduced to almost zero by selecting particular terminal line boars for artificial insemination.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Olive oil as fat source for pigs

Bart Mouton and Filip Van Laere achieve a higher profit from Duroc d'Olives meat, produced from a cross-breed pig fed a diet that includes olive oil.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Locally grown protein can replace soy in pig feed

The quantity of locally grown broad beans in finisher pig feed has been increased by 200%, with a positive impact on pig performance for Finnish pig producer Terhi Harjunmaa-Levonen.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Create awareness through company tours and the sale of unique Berkhout meat with a story

Berkhout Meat’s goal is that the end user buys a tasty and familiar piece of meat that meets and even exceeds their expectations, directly from the producer.

28 April 2026

EU PiG – Expression of the product: Union of local breed, land and men

Breeder, Pierre Oteiza from the Kintoa region, has chosen the specifications required to enable the production of a high value-added product.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Easy weighing of pigs for slaughter

Farmer Rick Bosgoed is using smart technology to feed each of his finisher pigs the optimum diet and automatically sort them so they are delivered to the slaughterhouse at exactly the right weight.

24 October 2024

EU PiG – Meat quality

Browse the pig producer case studies and technical reports below, which share best practice in Meat Quality.

24 April 2026

EU PiG – Implementing KALINAT approach to fully promote the hyperprolificacy of sows

The increase in pigs born per sow (Hyperprolific sows) has caused various production issues relating to ensuring that the piglets have the best chance of survival and in turn being a profitable animal.