U.S: New tool to track PPRSV strains
The system allows genetic sequences of PRRSV to be compared with those in the Swine Disease Reporting System.
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.
The system allows genetic sequences of PRRSV to be compared with those in the Swine Disease Reporting System.
The average price per ton of imported product was 1.4% higher than the average in the first quarter of 2023.
Dr. Matt Allerson of Holden Farms will receive the 2024 Science in Practice award at the Leman Swine Conference in September.
The Indonesian and Korean Ministries of Agriculture are working with the FAO to provide pig farmers with biosecurity assistance to prevent ASF.
In the first quarter, Korea surpassed Canada as the fourth-largest export destination for U.S. pork.
Agriculture remains impacted by several events outside farmers’ control, such as climate and geopolitical crises, which continue to exert pressure on farmers.
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) to prolong by six months certain provisions of the Framework aimed to address persisting market disturbances specifically in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
EU farmers will benefit from the elimination of tariffs on key EU exports such as pig meat.
Lidl announces £500m investment into British pork sector following £14 m injection in 2022, doubling down on its 100% everyday fresh British pork commitment.
Average global wheat export prices stabilized in April. Maize and barley prices increased while sorghum and rice prices declined.
While the FAO Meat Price Index was up from March, world pig meat prices fell marginally.
The project will provide additional income to farmers and improve the local pork supply.
Fewer animal welfare sanctions were made in pig and cattle herds in 2022.
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The use of leading phytogenic solution Orego-Stim® continues to grow.
The provincial government aims to improve the hog inventory in Iloilo with its sentinelling program in 15 municipalities covering 1,139 farmers.