Olymel continues to consolidate its activities and announces closure of Blainville and Laval plants
Olymel’s management is announcing the closure of two of its facilities for the further processing of pork: its Blainville and Laval plants.
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Tip: Stop back strain with a weaning ramp
This innovative ramp designed by Hylife improves piglet welfare and reduces physical strain on farm workers during the weaning process.
Bazooka Farmstar launches improved vertical pit pump
The improved Riptide Vertical Pit Pump has been redesigned to move high volumes of liquid manure with less maintenance.
Cloudfarms and JBS Live Pork to further advance production data management at sow operations in the U.S.
Instant reporting across farm sites and easy input of swine production data via mobile app enables higher efficiency.
First all-steel swine barns in USA by Ag Property Solutions
The steel buildings offer a more biosecure, flame-retardant, and energy-efficient environment for pigs.
Refining the piglet grimace scale
Results suggest that orbital tightening and ear position may be reliable facial action units for the piglet grimace scale.
CPF unveils roadmap towards Net Zero, kicked off with 100% abandonment of coal use in Thailand
2023 marks a significant beginning of the moves towards the target, after CPF achieves the 100% stop of coal use in Thailand.
Water consumption and wastage behaviour in pigs: implications for antimicrobial administration and stewardship
The study shows it is feasible to use a system to quantify the water use and wastage patterns of pigs in farm buildings.
HyLife weaning ramp wins Aherne Prize at 2023 Banff Pork Seminar
Robert Lafrenière and Barak Doell developed the “HyLife weaning ramp”, an innovation that improves working conditions, animal well-being and productivity.
Report: We visited a sustainable farm in Italy
We went to visit Piggly, a sustainable farm from an environmental, production, animal welfare, and economic perspective.
The 10 most-read articles in 2022
A look back on the hottest topics of the year from Pig333.
Boot bath efficacy with wet and dry disinfectants for PEDV and PRRSV
For this trial, dry disinfectant was the most efficacious in reducing the viral RNA on both boots and subsequent surfaces.
Attracting wild boars: Season and location matter more than scent
Little evidence was found that most scents attracted wild pigs.
CP Foods demonstrates the success of its biogas system in combating climate change
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited is producing biogas at animal farms and food manufacturing plants across Thailand.
Troubleshooting problems with the feed conversion ratio: Environment
Which environmental factors can affect the feed conversion ratio? Enric Marco talks about the effects of temperature and humidity.... they can make us lose money.
UK: Support to tackle water and air pollution from slurry
The new Slurry Infrastructure grant will help farmers improve their slurry storage.