USDA Quarterly Pigs and Hogs Report: December 2007 (Updated)
This quarter's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The article provides the report text and graphs, and helps explain what it all means. Link also to the full PDF report.

Rising Pork Prices Having a Negative Impact on Food Consumption in China
By Cheng FANG of FAO from GIEWS/FAO Crop Prospects and Food Situation No 6 December 2007.

The Impact of Added Diet Fat on Carcass Fat Quality
By Heather M. White and Mickey A. Latour, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University. Added dietary fat is very common in swine diets and there are many types available to nutritionist.

The Changing Economics of US Hog Production
By Nigel Key and William McBride USDA Economic Research Service. The increasing size and specialization of hog operations reflect significant structural change in US swine production during the past two decades.

UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2007)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

US Pork Outlook Report - December 2007
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the December 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Pork Industry data.

Are Export Subsidies Enough to Stabilise EU Market?
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides information on the effect of the reintroduction of pig meat subsidies in the EU 27

Sports Supplements to Aid Parturition and Reduce Perinatal Mortality
By Theo van Kempen Provimi RIC, and North Carolina State University. Published in the University of Nottingham University Press. Perinatal mortality, which includes stillbirths and neonatal mortality in the first days after parturition, is a serious challenge...

Bridging the Gap Between Genetic Potential and On-Farm Performance in Commercial Pigs
By Aedmund J. McClure, Courtesy of Alltech Inc. Commercial hybrid pigs as found on farms throughout the world today have a much improved potential for growth and a much better ability to convert feed to liveweight gain than their counterparts in the late...

Antibiotic Feed Additives: Politics And Science
By Chris Harris, ThePigSite Senior Editor. The debate regarding the use of antibiotic feed additives in food-producing animals has intensified in recent years according to Hector Cervantes Manager of Poultry Technical Services at Phibro Animal Health...

Nutrition and the Environmental Impact of Outdoor Pigs
By Professor Sandra Edwards, Newcastle University, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. The growth of outdoor pig production in the UK has been driven by economic, marketing and agronomic advantages - and it has brought recognised niche...

European Food Safety Authority Report on MRSA in Breeding Pigs
Report of the Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection on a proposal for technical specifications for a baseline survey on the prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in breeding pigs¹

U.S. Pork Exports to the EU Increase
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for the European Union.

Chain Reactions
By Jane Jordan, ThePigSite Editor. The EU Hygiene Regulations which came into force in 2006 recognised that all primary producers - including livestock farmers - are 'food' producers.

I Want it all... and want it now... Eight ball plan could show you how
By Sue Corning, PIC UK. This is a challenging time for the pig industry and indeed the whole supply chain. There are decisions you can make today that will make a difference, or checks that can help confirm and tweak the decisions you have made to optimise...