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Pig Industry Articles by Category
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UK/EU Pig Populations - June 2008
The total pig population in the UK has fallen by 60,000 almost 1.3 per cent according to the latest UK Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.
The total pig population in the UK has fallen by 60,000 almost 1.3 per cent according to the latest UK Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.
UK/EU Pig Statistics - June 2008
The numbers of clean pigs slaughtered in the UK has continued to slide according to the latest quarterly UK/EU Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
The numbers of clean pigs slaughtered in the UK has continued to slide according to the latest quarterly UK/EU Pig Statistics from the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite.
Increasing Daily Feeding Occasions in Restricted Feeding Strategies Does Not Improve Performance or Well Being of Fattening Pigs
By Eva Persson, Margret Wülbers-Mindermann, Charlotte Berg and Bo Algers. Published by BioMed Central in the Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50:24 Journal.
By Eva Persson, Margret Wülbers-Mindermann, Charlotte Berg and Bo Algers. Published by BioMed Central in the Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50:24 Journal.
Draxxin® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution: Duration of Effectiveness in an Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Challenge Model
By Alan Scheidt, DVM, MS Pfizer Animal Health, Pfizer Inc. Published in a Pfizer Animal Health Technical Bulletin.
By Alan Scheidt, DVM, MS Pfizer Animal Health, Pfizer Inc. Published in a Pfizer Animal Health Technical Bulletin.
Consistent improvement of reproductive performances following CIRCOVAC® vaccination
By Merial - Following the provisional licensing of CIRCOVAC® in Germany in 2004, an improvement of reproduction performances was consistently reported by farmers and veterinarians, without any history of reproductive failure associated to PCV2.
By Merial - Following the provisional licensing of CIRCOVAC® in Germany in 2004, an improvement of reproduction performances was consistently reported by farmers and veterinarians, without any history of reproductive failure associated to PCV2.
Impact of Circovac® vaccination on reproductive failure
This report from Merial looks at two reports from Denmark investigating the impact of Circovac® vaccination on reproductive failure.
This report from Merial looks at two reports from Denmark investigating the impact of Circovac® vaccination on reproductive failure.
Pig Meat Export Bulletin - June 2008
BPEX reports increasing pig quotes throughout Europe and the estimated numbers of hog losses after the Szechuan Earthquake have reached 3.650 million head in the Export Bulletin for June 2008 - Week 24.
BPEX reports increasing pig quotes throughout Europe and the estimated numbers of hog losses after the Szechuan Earthquake have reached 3.650 million head in the Export Bulletin for June 2008 - Week 24.
US Pork Outlook Report - June 2008
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the June 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the June 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.
Animal Cloning and Implications for the Food Chain
This report examines the potential issues involved with cloning animals for commercial industry, prepared for COI, on behalf of their client, The Food Standards Agency.
This report examines the potential issues involved with cloning animals for commercial industry, prepared for COI, on behalf of their client, The Food Standards Agency.
Eating Behaviour in Large Groups: Learning How Pigs Perceive Their Environment
Harold. W. Gonyou from the Prairie Swine Centre looks at the eating habits of pigs in large groups in pens and how they adapt to their environment.
Harold. W. Gonyou from the Prairie Swine Centre looks at the eating habits of pigs in large groups in pens and how they adapt to their environment.
Vaccination Effective in Controlling PRRS in Nursery Pigs
Vaccinating nursery pigs for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) can significantly reduce mortality and improve pig performance, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.
Vaccinating nursery pigs for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) can significantly reduce mortality and improve pig performance, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.
Profitable Antibiotic-Free Pork Production
By Darwin Kohler, DVM; James Schneider, PhD and Chad Bierman, MS, Babcock Genetics, Inc., Rochester, Minnesota, as published in the North Carolina University, Swine News Volume 31 No 6.
By Darwin Kohler, DVM; James Schneider, PhD and Chad Bierman, MS, Babcock Genetics, Inc., Rochester, Minnesota, as published in the North Carolina University, Swine News Volume 31 No 6.
The Role of Biosecurity in Aujeszky's Disease/Pseudorabies Control
By Jake Waddilove MA, VetMB MRCVS, DuPont Animal Health Solutions. In this article, Jake Waddilove advises that Aujeszky's Disease (AD), or Pseudorabies (PR) as it is also known, is an important worldwide disease. Some countries are free from the disease,...
By Jake Waddilove MA, VetMB MRCVS, DuPont Animal Health Solutions. In this article, Jake Waddilove advises that Aujeszky's Disease (AD), or Pseudorabies (PR) as it is also known, is an important worldwide disease. Some countries are free from the disease,...
British Pig Market
UK - Mick Sloyan, Chief Executive of the British Pig Executive (BPEX) gave the first presentation at the European Pig Producers (EPP) Congress in the city of Norwich on 5 June 2008, reports Jackie Linden, editor ThePigSite.
UK - Mick Sloyan, Chief Executive of the British Pig Executive (BPEX) gave the first presentation at the European Pig Producers (EPP) Congress in the city of Norwich on 5 June 2008, reports Jackie Linden, editor ThePigSite.
Global Pig Price Cycle Swings Upwards (June 2008)
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in June 2008 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publication....
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePigSite. Our snapshot of the ongoing global pig industry trends as reported in June 2008 Whole Hog Brief. To read the full detailed analysis including all the commentary and graphical data, subscribe to the publication....
Better Beginnings for Pigs in New Type of Pen
By Senior scientist Lene Juul Pedersen, Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus.
By Senior scientist Lene Juul Pedersen, Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus.
Does Feeding Distillers Grains in Rations Increase E. coli O157:H7?
By Terry Klopfenstein, Dave Smith, Galen Erickson and Rod Moxley University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
By Terry Klopfenstein, Dave Smith, Galen Erickson and Rod Moxley University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update
UK pig prices continued on their upward trend, according to the latest report from AHDB Meat Services for the British Pig Executive, produced by Tony Fowler, Senior Economic Analyst.
UK pig prices continued on their upward trend, according to the latest report from AHDB Meat Services for the British Pig Executive, produced by Tony Fowler, Senior Economic Analyst.
Stillbirths
NADIS is a veterinary-based production disease monitoring and recording system covering England and Wales. Practising veterinarians provide day-by-day information of what is happening on pig farms that may have an impact on health and productivity. This...
NADIS is a veterinary-based production disease monitoring and recording system covering England and Wales. Practising veterinarians provide day-by-day information of what is happening on pig farms that may have an impact on health and productivity. This...
Brazilian Pork in 2007
ABIPECS, the Brazilian Pork Industry and Exporter Association, reviews the movements in the international and domestic markets for Brazilian pork over the last year.
ABIPECS, the Brazilian Pork Industry and Exporter Association, reviews the movements in the international and domestic markets for Brazilian pork over the last year.
Media Battles: Changing the View of Livestock Production
This article is taken from the proceedings of the Livestock Care Conference, held by Alberta Farm Animal Care. Media is highly influenced...
This article is taken from the proceedings of the Livestock Care Conference, held by Alberta Farm Animal Care. Media is highly influenced...
Economic Impacts of Foreign Animal Disease
This report by the USDA Economic Research Service presents a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model of the U.S. agricultural sector to enable estimation of the economic impacts of outbreaks of foreign-source...
This report by the USDA Economic Research Service presents a modeling framework in which epidemiological model results are integrated with an economic model of the U.S. agricultural sector to enable estimation of the economic impacts of outbreaks of foreign-source...
Global Feed Commodities Market
This report looks at the Impact of the Global Feed Commodities Market on the British Pig Industry and Risk Management Strategies to Mitigate This. Prepared by BPEX Ltd with independent contributions by ABN and Barclays.
This report looks at the Impact of the Global Feed Commodities Market on the British Pig Industry and Risk Management Strategies to Mitigate This. Prepared by BPEX Ltd with independent contributions by ABN and Barclays.
