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

Housing, husbandry and animal health and welfare in fattening pigs
By the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare on a request from the Commission related to animal health and welfare in fattening pigs in relation to housing and husbandry.

Tail biting: Vice with a £10,000 or more price tag
By NADIS advisers. Aberrant aggressive behaviour in pigs is widely referred to as vice. In the growing pig this can take the form of tail, ear, flank, stifle or even vulval or penis biting. However, tail biting is viewed as the most widespread and serious...

Domestic and Foreign Demand - Domestic pork supplies record highs
By Shane Ellis, Iowa Farm Outlook. Domestic pork supplies will be at record highs in the fourth quarter of this year, while beef production will be down from a year ago.

Testing new feed concepts with modern technology from Big Dutchman
By Big Dutchman. Construction of a new barn with exhaust air washer for 3,300 rearing piglets.

Livestock Price Outlook - Lots of Pork Will Keep Margins Thin
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist Purdue University. Pork production is going to surge by 5 percent this fall and remain 2 to 4 percent higher through 2008. Slaughter rates this fall will be near capacity at times.

Starting Newly Weaned Pigs
By Ed Barrie - Swine Sow-Nursery Specialist/OMAFRA and published in October 2007 Pork News and Views. Starting newly weaned pigs on feed is a management intensive task.

Hong Kong Livestock and Products Annual 2007
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for Hong Kong. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

The production of breeding material with a good health status
By Geertjan van Groenland, veterinary surgeon, Topigs. Animal health and breeding go hand in hand. The top breeders in the sector work with material with a good health status. By starting eradication programmes at these nucleus breeding farms, it has...

Canadian Herd Drops as Prices Plummet (Nov 07)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in November 2007 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publication....

More Accurate Breeding for Conformation
By Abe Huisman, Hypor R&D. Introduction of conformation index makes breeding more accurate

PCVAD: When Immunology goes wrong, life on the farm becomes very expensive
By Thomas G. Gillespie, DVM Diplomate, ABVP Rensselaer Swine Service and presented at the Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference 2007.

Japan Livestock and Products Annual 2007
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for Japan. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Russian Federation Livestock and Products Annual 2007
By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for the Russian Federation. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular...

Salmonella Control: The Dutch Experience
By Wayne Du - Pork Quality Assurance Program Lead/OMAFRA. This article looks at the Dutch salmonella control experience and research projects, summarising what can be learned.