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Analyzing the swine industry's life cycle and implementing sustainable measures from feeding to processing drives a change towards a more environmentally friendly industry and better animal welfare.

This concept lies between conventional and organic swine production and focuses on sustainability, animal welfare, and economic efficiency.

How do ambient temperatures below thermoneutrality affect pig performance and environmental efficiency?

Pig333 interviewed Prof. Pulina of the University of Sassari who has been involved in eradicating African swine fever in Sardinia. ASF arrived on the island in 1978 through contaminated pork products. After many years of struggle, the virus has now been eradicated.

Climate changes have forced governments around the world to enforce legislation to reduce the carbon footprint from all parts of society including pig production.

Controlled crude protein reduction and use of essential amino acids can improve feed efficiency, decrease water consumption, and reduce nitrogen excretion.

It is a matter of considering animal welfare, workplace ergonomics, respect for the environment, and societal expectations.

Including dried brewers' spent grains in the feed not only provides protein but can lessen the environmental impact of pig slurry.

Since 1998, IFIP has had an experimental farm located in Romillé, Brittany, France, which allows them to run all types of trials at all stages of production.

The working collective units and processing methods at the European level have been inventoried by country and by process.

What can we do to face the challenges in the industry? Innovate, research, and bring science closer to the field.

The feed industry has a significant and essential role to play in achieving One Health in pork production on multiple levels.

The application of BATs to optimize the management of slurry inside the barns means increasing the frequency of emptying the pits to the outside storage.

Eight years ago, Granja Capdevila Torrent Ramaders started up its biogas production plant using co-digestion and is now an example of economic viability and sustainability.

This article describes different techniques that can be applied, in order of priority, to prevent NH₃ and CH₄ emissions.

In this first article on emissions, Xavier Flotats explains how the main greenhouse gases and ammonia are generated on our farms.