AMR : Commission publishes its progress report on the EU’s Action Plan
The progress report shows that a number of AMR initiatives have been continued or put in place in recent months.
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A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
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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
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Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
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Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
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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 progress report shows that a number of AMR initiatives have been continued or put in place in recent months.
The Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, is promoting the welfare-friendly conversion of livestock husbandry in Germany.
Comparisons of water consumption by sows in freedom-style farrowing pens with sows in conventional crates has highlighted some significant differences.
Sustainability concerns are expected to drive EU meat markets over the coming decade, pushing lower consumption per capita, more efficient production systems with fewer animals, and reduced exports of live animals.
The European Union has granted Finland with almost EUR 3 million in funding to promote the export of pork and poultry meat in the Chinese market. The project will be carried out together with the funding applicant Ruokatieto Yhdistys ry and two of its’ member companies, HKScan and Atria, which both currently export pork to China.
CP Foods anticipates that a pork shortage in China, and Southeast Asian countries caused by ASF crisis will keep pork price high in the next year.
The COVID-19 pandemic and African Swine Fever continue to dampen feed demand in the Philippines.
This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption and as a source for potential therapeutic uses.
Building on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent events, the Commission plans to develop a set of procedures to be followed in times of crisis.
Pass the Pork is a coordinated program that has support from the Governor’s Feeding Iowans Task Force, the Iowa Food Bank Association, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa State University Meats Laboratory and the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
A common EU label on animal welfare would increase credibility and transparency and would enable consumers to make more informed choices.
France is currently not self-sufficient in the production of plant proteins, and is launching a national strategy for their development. Production is expected to increase by 40% over the next three years.
Canada breaks records with exports of pork and pork products in both volume and value in first three quarters. Get the details here:
On January 8, the DCE will begin trading futures for live pigs.
The new FMD status would open up international markets for pork produced in Rio Grande do Sul.