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    Antibiotic Free Pork - Catching on in Denmark

    Husbandry Herd management Production Management
    calendar icon 15 February 2017
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    ASF Prevention Regulations Causing Pork Shortage in Northern Cameroon

    Disease Managing disease Husbandry
    calendar icon 23 December 2016
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    Gobarto Signs Deal to Acquire Polish Pig Breeding Business

    Genetics and reproduction Husbandry Markets
    calendar icon 2 December 2016
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    Better Data Better Management to Improve Competitiveness

    Husbandry Markets Research and innovation
    calendar icon 28 November 2016
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    Why Ivory Coast Pig Farmers Are Fed Up With their Ministry

    Husbandry Markets Industry and legislation
    calendar icon 23 November 2016
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    A Simple Guide to Finishing Pigs

    Husbandry Markets People
    calendar icon 21 August 2015
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    Finishing pigs to the target specification requires tremendous attention to detail. Melanie Jenkins provides an overview of the different systems.

    Using Pigs to Root Out Nutsedge

    Disease Managing disease Husbandry
    calendar icon 14 August 2015
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    Dr Bob Carling discusses how farmers can use pigs to control and prevent troublesome nutsedge plants which are becoming resistant to chemical treatments.

    Moving Towards Non-Castration: What are the Alternatives?

    Disease Pig Welfare Castration
    calendar icon 17 July 2015
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    As Europe moves towards an outright ban on castration in 2018, researchers are working hard to find alternatives. One alternative is immunocastration, a non-hormone vaccination widely used in Brazil, Belgium and Australia. Another is the production of entire males, which with proper management has been shown to be a viable alternative. Concerns about loss of export markets, however, still have some producers worried, writes Melanie Epp for ThePigSite.

    Improving Pig Welfare: Addressing Tail Docking

    Disease Pig Welfare Tail docking
    calendar icon 10 July 2015
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    In pigs, an intact, curly tail may well be the most important animal-based welfare indicator, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It stands for both high quality management and respect for the integrity of the pig. It is obvious that a farmer who gets his pigs through to slaughter without tail docking or signs of tail biting must be managing a very good system. What is unfortunate, though, is that management of this quality is a rare occurrence, writes Melanie Epp from the 2015 International Conference on Pig Welfare, Denmark.
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