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Reducing Phosphorus Levels in Gestating Sow Diets
Disease
Husbandry
Environmental management
26 April 2013
5 minute read
Combined Products: Are They Worth a Look?
Disease
Husbandry
Research and innovation
23 April 2013
7 minute read
A mixture of free organic acids, together with phytochemical and permeabilising substances can help to improve performance and control pathogenic bacteria that lead to post-weaning diarrhoea in weaned pigs, according to Dr Renata Urbaityte and Nataliya Roth of Biomin.
Indoor Gilt Management
Genetics and reproduction
18 April 2013
3 minute read
A farmer in Lincolnshire has improved gilt performance and longevity by keeping gilts in an off-site isolation building until they are confirmed in-pig, according to Farm Case Study 27 from BPEX.
Impact of Ceftiofur on Resistant Enteric Bacteria in Finishing Pigs
Disease
Husbandry
Market Trends
17 April 2013
3 minute read
The spread of ceftiofur-resistant bacteria in finisher pigs cannot be fully explained by simply measuring antibiotic use, according to Tom Wittum of Ohio State University in a report for the US National Pork Board.
Report on Iowa Pork Congress
Industry and legislation
Conferences & Events
16 April 2013
7 minute read
A report on the Congress by Doug Richards, Swine Grower-Finisher Specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), published in its 'Pork News and Views' newsletter.
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Feed and Fodder Challenges for Asia and the Pacific
Disease
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7 March 2013
37 minute read
Harinder P.S. Makkar, Animal Production Officer with the FAO in Rome explores the options to address feed and fodder challenges in Asia in the coming years. He focuses on making better use of feed resources, seeking alternative feeds and fodders and putting a greater emphasis on ruminants to provide animal protein as they can use food sources that humans cannot.
Reducing Phosphorus Levels in Grower and Finisher Diets
Disease
Husbandry
Environmental management
7 March 2013
4 minute read
Dietary phosphorus can be reduced below the current commercial standards without negative effects on pig health and performance, whilst at the same time reducing diffuse phosphorus levels in the manure and effluent, and consequently reducing phosphorus load to the environment, according to BPEX in No. 15 in the 'Research into Action' series.
Pig Meat in Australia: Outlook to 2017–18
Markets
7 March 2013
5 minute read
Australian pig meat production is forecast to fall by two per cent in 2013–14 to around 340,000 tonnes and then to increase gradually over the medium term to around 360,000 tonnes by 2017–18, according to Clay Mifsud and Caitlin Murray in the latest quarterly 'Agricultural Commodities' report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Risk Informed Management of Salmonella in Deep Tissue Lymph Nodes
Processing
Processing
Industry and legislation
6 March 2013
4 minute read
The removal of deep tissue lymph nodes at the processing plant is time-consuming and may not significantly reduce Salmonella contamination in ground pork, reports Scott Hurd, Associate Professor at Iowa State University.
Training Equips Rural Women with Agricultural, Business Skills
People
Health and safety
Industry and legislation
4 March 2013
3 minute read
Land Bank Extends P39.9B Loan to Small Farmers, Fishers in 2012
Markets
People
Health and safety
1 March 2013
3 minute read
Hog Farming in Transition: The Case of China
Markets
28 February 2013
12 minute read
Kevin Chen (Senior Research Fellow, China Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute, Beijing, China) and Jimin Wang (Deputy Director General, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China) offer an overview of the changing nature of pig production in China.
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