France: sluggish pig sector
According to the latest study on the French pig sector by CGAAER, as of 2002 the sector has been sluggish.
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McDonald's USA outlines 10-year plan for ending gestation stall use
The goal of McDonald's ten-year plan, is to source all pork for its U.S. business from producers that do not house pregnant sows in gestation stalls by the end of 2022.
Mind the gap!
A low-cost solution for pig producers who have slat gaps that do not comply with EU regulations.
The effects of diet form and feeder design on the growth performance of finishing pigs
Wet-dry feeder and pelleting may play an important role on the improvement of ADG and F:G in finishing pigs.
U.S. pork industry moving toward open sow housing as an alternative to gestation crates
In recent years, a growing number of major U.S. companies that demand and supply pork products have adopted strategies that explicitly move away from direct or indirect use of gestation crates in pork production.
Anno 2013 from an economic angle
With focus on different housing solutions for the gestation unit, Jyden Bur has dedicated manpower to development – not only to meet the 2013 EU-requirements, but also to establish and ensure a cost-effective solution for the farmer.
Pig growth at low rearing temperature: effects on performances and body composition
The effects of cold temperature on growth performance and body composition were reversible when pigs were placed at thermoneutrality during the growing-finishing period.
Burger King Corp. Makes Industry-Leading Commitment to Enhance Animal Welfare Standards in its U.S. Supply Chain
Company Pledges to Use 100 percent Cage-Free Eggs by 2017 and Eliminate Gestation Crates for Breeding Pigs.
Australia: Free range pigs now certified
Australian pork producers can now attain Free Range Certification under a newly developed, on-farm, free range standard, within the APIQ program.
Salmonella contamination sources
The farms can be free from PRRS, enzootic pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis, pleuropneumonia, scabies, swine dysentery, and so on. However, why is it we are still unable to characterize farms as Salmonella-free?
Thermographic diagnosis: Practical tools in the farm
The thermographic cameras can measure the temperature in all the image with resolutions that are equivalent to 19,200 infrared thermometers at the same time.
United Kingdom: thousand farms and rural businesses to benefit from grants
Around one thousand rural farms and businesses will soon turn business plans into reality as the first grants from the new £20 million Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme are approved by Defra.
Bulgaria: restructuring of the pig and poultry breeding sectors
Fifty million leva have been secured for restructuring of the pig and poultry breeding sectors, announced the Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov.
Solid investment in strawed pens
With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing house to produce 1,000 plus pigs a year at Kingshornie, Inverbervie.
Pen size for pigs
Production manuals and legislation often give recommendations as to the minimum space requirements for each type of animal. There are many sources where we can find information about the minimum requirements to ensure animal comfort. But, what is the optimal number of animals to put in a pen? Is there a magic number? There is not as much documentation on this topic.
Thompson's tip: Dangers of fluctuating winter temperatures
It is important to position thermometers in a representative area of the house. Passageways under air inlets may not reflect temperatures experienced at pig level.