Usually, it takes a nose to smell, but now – for the first time – scientists have developed a convincing model able to measure odours from pig farms…

Erysipelas is a severe infectious disease caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The disease is well-known, but basic knowledge…

A recently finished research project investigated the farmer’s possibilities to identify gastric ulcers in pig herds and examined whether adding hemp…

A large and ambitious EU project will be looking on ways to increase the efficiency and sustainability of pig and poultry production. This is to be…

Science and commerce have joined forces to develop a wireless system for monitoring crops during storage.

Selection for pigs with genes for healthy intestinal flora may be able to reduce agriculture’s use of antibiotics and thus reduce the problems of…

Early detection of fever in sows can reduce piglet mortality and the consumption of antibiotics. Research from Aarhus University has refined a method…

A new research project involving Aarhus University and the Danish Shellfish Centre is looking into whether starfish and mussels could be used as…

The addition of high amounts of zinc to the diet of newly weaned pigs increases the growth rate and reduces the incidence of diarrhoea. A scientist…

Providing extra heat in the farrowing house can save the lives of many newborn pigs. Research at Aarhus University shows how underfloor heating can…