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The self-sufficiency rate of pig production in the EU will tend to decrease, approaching 110% instead of 125% as it has been until recently. Burset reviews the situation in the leading countries.
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.
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The self-sufficiency rate of pig production in the EU will tend to decrease, approaching 110% instead of 125% as it has been until recently. Burset reviews the situation in the leading countries.
Alberta hog inventory numbers, prices, slaughter volume, and exports.
Projects focus on enhancing prevention, preparedness, early detection, and rapid response to the most damaging diseases that threaten U.S. livestock.
The latest data from the Central Statistical Office show that slaughter animal production was significantly higher in 2021 than in 2010.
There was a significant decrease in Danish pig meat exports to countries outside the EU in 2022.
According to Eurostat data, in November/December 2022, the EU's swine inventory totaled 134 million pigs (down 5% from 2021).
In 2022 Germany exported almost 2.9 million tons of meat and meat products, mostly to other European Union countries.
Report on the potential economic consequences of an African swine fever incursion into Australia.
The announcement was made by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima), after finalizing the sanitary certificate with the National Center for Animal Health of Cuba (Cenasa) guaranteeing the export of pork and pork products from Colombia to Cuba.
Manufacturers saw an overall decrease in the production of compound feed in 2022.
Modest growth in the animal protein sector is expected to raise China’s soybean imports for marketing year 23/24.
The published report provides an overview of the situation in the pigmeat market and puts forward recommendations to improve the resilience of the sector.
The state's pig slaughter increased 2.5% last year.
Consolidated data show a significant increase in the number of technified farms, as well as a reduction in the number of backyard pigs.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended but the UN did not specify the length of the renewal.
The International Grains Council's forecasts 2022/23 and 2023/24.