The sustainability of swine production
The EU is already developing a new legislative framework that will include the degree of sustainability in the labeling of feed and livestock products.
The pig sector events all around the world
Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
What makes us stand out is the quality and independence of our contents. Find out about the authors who make it possible. Our goal is to generate a virtual community of advanced users in the sector.
Born in Chantada (Lugo), I obtained my Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Animal Feeding in 1985.
I am currently retired and I am dedicated to issues related to sustainability in livestock production.
From 1986 to 2021 I worked in Coren, where I was Director of the Nutrition and R&D Department since 1994, with extensive experience in nutrition and animal production.
Responsible for multiple research projects of the Eureka Program, CDTI, MAPA, INIA, Xunta de Galicia and VII Framework Program, in collaboration with universities and national and international research centers and national and international companies.
Co-director of 4 doctoral theses and participation in thesis tribunals at UPM, UAB, USC.
I have published 43 peer-reviewed articles in international journals and 44 communications in conferences.
Co-director of the 4 editions of the Master in Agri-Food Industries of the Caixanova Business School.
Member of several committees, among them FEDNA and GMP.GALIS.
Award of the month as an outstanding reviewer and Certificate of Review of 75 reviews 2016-2020 of Animal Feed Science and Technology.
Speaker at Coren with the Schothorst Research Center and Intercoop meetings from 2006 to 2021.
Technical Collaborator of the Ministry of Agriculture in the elaboration of the Zootechnical Bases for the balance of N and P from 2016 to 2021.
Updated CV 04-Feb-2022
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