Piglet vitality and lifetime performance begins pre-farrowing 19 Oct 2020 Inter-related factors leading up to farrowing and continuing through the parturition process influence piglet performance and quality.
Healthy piglets beyond the antibiotic age 15 Oct 2020 Sponsored Out with tradition and in with a new approach to preventing post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets – by minimising the anti-nutritional factors in soybean meal
Swine it #59: Lessons learned in swine nutrition, production, teaching, and pig business - Dr James Pettigrew 5 Oct 2020 Listen to the podcast here What you will learn His thoughts on swine nutrition; Pig production: key insights; How to be profitable in a commodity business; Insights on teaching swine professionals. Meet the guest: Dr Jam…
UK Lords back welfare safeguard in Agriculture Bill 25 Sep 2020 UK vets and activists welcome move that could prevent food imports produced at lower animal welfare standards.
Russia detects traces of ASF in finished pork products 26 Oct 2020 Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said that it had found traces of African swine fever in pork products in several regions.
Germany detects five more cases of ASF in wild boar 26 Oct 2020 Germany’s Agriculture Ministry has confirmed five additional cases of African swine fever in Brandenburg’s wild boar population.
Canada marks FAO's 75th anniversary 26 Oct 2020 The Government of Canada celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), highlighting the key role Canada played in its establishment.
EU farming unions push back at greenwashing criticisms 26 Oct 2020 After the European Parliament adopted new proposals under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), environmental groups said that the policy was greenwashing climate commitments.
Amid growing customer demand, ADM invests to significantly expand probiotics production 24 Oct 2020 Sponsored State-of-the-art expansion represents five-fold increase in probiotics production capacity
Weight Gain Discover the five main types of pig weight gain supplements, and find out the scientifically best way to make pigs gain weight fast with innovative solutions from BIOMIN.
Small-scale pig keeping: the importance of water for pig health 18 Mar 2020 Next in the Small-scale pig keeping series, Dr Michaela Giles explains just how important water is for raising happy, healthy pigs.…
Small-scale pig keeping: preventing parasite build up in small-scale systems 28 Feb 2020 Dr Michaela Giles continues her small-scale pig keeping series with tips and tricks on how to prevent parasite build-up in outdoor, extensive rearing systems.…
Small-scale pig keeping: selecting pigs for breeding 29 Jan 2020 When selecting for breeding purposes you need to maximise your chances of a successful outcome i.e. healthy litters of piglets, problem-free farrowing and a careful dam supplying plenty of milk.…
Small-scale pig keeping: pig transport regulations in the UK 18 Dec 2019 The next instalment in Dr Michaela Giles' small-scale pig keeping series discusses transportation best practice for the movement of pigs in the UK.…
Amid growing customer demand, ADM invests to significantly expand probiotics production 24 Oct 2020 Sponsored State-of-the-art expansion represents five-fold increase in probiotics production capacity
How to generate savings in swine feed: Re-validate and adjust nutritional value of methionine sources 23 Oct 2020 Sponsored Methionine functions in the metabolism Methionine's role in the body goes beyond protein synthesis. One of the most imp…
Kansas State University researchers test ways to slow pigs’ growth 23 Oct 2020 Researchers studied the effects of low-protein diets on slowing pigs' growth, a possible pandemic or other market disrup…
Brazil to suspend tariffs on corn and soy until 2021 19 Oct 2020 Brazil will suspend tariffs on corn and soy imports form countries outside the Mercosur trading bloc until early 2021 in a bid to reduce food prices that are contributing to inflation.…
Mating the sow with the boar 9 Nov 2018 The key steps to take to ensure successful mating of a sow with a boar.
Recording air movement, temperature and humidity in a house 9 Nov 2018 Maintaining an ambient environment in pig housing requires an understanding of what each pig needs.
Staff training and education 9 Nov 2018 Farms that have been highly successful for long periods of time invariably have a good management structure and rapport between pig people and pigs.…
How to develop a health and safety management system 9 Nov 2018 All employers have a duty to protect all those who enter their premises by enforcing strict health and safety protocol.
