Chris McCullough | The Pig Site

Chris McCullough

Multimedia freelance agricultural journalist

EuroTier 2021: new digital solution for the feed industry to contribute to the European Green Deal

Herd management Feed and nutrition Market Trends

5 April 2021

4 minute read

EuroTier 2021: Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on livestock agribusinesses in Africa

Market Trends Coronavirus (COVID-19) Markets and economics

10 March 2021

3 minute read

The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos for the agricultural sector all around the world but was particularly troublesome in sub-Saharan Africa.

EuroTier 2021: Aspects for efficient feeding and alternative protein sources for Chinese pig industry

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

11 February 2021

5 minute read

From birth to bacon: the Croatian pig enterprise running its own supply chain

Disease Managing disease Genetics and reproduction

4 October 2018

6 minute read

A large Croatian agricultural group has just introduced a new 1,350 sow herd to its already established range of livestock and grain farming enterprises.

Tag-team farming: the benefits of franchise production

Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry

4 September 2018

6 minute read

A number of pig farmers in the Netherlands are enjoying the benefits of joining forces, having forged a united approach to marketing produce.

December 2017 - April 2021

EuroTier 2021: new digital solution for the feed industry to contribute to the European Green Deal

Herd management Feed and nutrition Market Trends

5 April 2021

4 minute read

A new digital solution communicates with feed formulation software to enable us to easily understand the environmental impact of animal production

EuroTier 2021: Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on livestock agribusinesses in Africa

Market Trends Coronavirus (COVID-19) Markets and economics

10 March 2021

3 minute read

The Covid-19 pandemic caused chaos for the agricultural sector all around the world but was particularly troublesome in sub-Saharan Africa.

EuroTier 2021: Aspects for efficient feeding and alternative protein sources for Chinese pig industry

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

11 February 2021

5 minute read

From birth to bacon: the Croatian pig enterprise running its own supply chain

Disease Managing disease Genetics and reproduction

4 October 2018

6 minute read

A large Croatian agricultural group has just introduced a new 1,350 sow herd to its already established range of livestock and grain farming enterprises.

Tag-team farming: the benefits of franchise production

Disease Pig Welfare Husbandry

4 September 2018

6 minute read

A number of pig farmers in the Netherlands are enjoying the benefits of joining forces, having forged a united approach to marketing produce.

Female consumers test boar meat burgers in Europe

Disease Pig Welfare Castration

16 February 2018

4 minute read

Tests have been carried out on female consumers in a number of European countries to assess their thoughts on the taste of boar meat burgers with varying levels of ‘boar taint’, reports Chris McCullough.

Northern Ireland pig herd shows resilient ‘bounce back’ ability

Genetics and reproduction Husbandry Herd management

6 December 2017

4 minute read

Using more prolific genetics as well as increasing the feed intake to lactating sows has helped boost the overall pig herd performance in Northern Ireland over the past few years, writes Chris McCullough, a freelance writer based in Northern Ireland. The industry there has suffered hard in recent times, pushing many pig farmers out of business, with increasing feed costs a major culprit. However, increased efficiencies in pig production has meant the overall pig industry has proven well capable of bouncing back especially after a tough time.

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