Italy - The numbers of Italian porciculture
Current figures of porcine production, importation and exportation in Italy (original in Italian)
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Chinese deal lifts off for ACMC
International pig-breeding company, ACMC, has delivered 525 genetically-advanced breeding pigs to China, in a deal, including technical support, valued at one million pounds Sterling.
AgFeed Industries Enters Into Hog Genetic Program Arrangement with Hypor, the Pig Breeding Division of Hendrix Genetics B.V.
AgFeed Industries, Inc. (FEED), one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced its entry into a genetics program arrangement with Hypor, a Hendrix Genetics Company.
USA - Organic growth slowing: new report
During the first part of this decade, the organic food and drinks market grew rapidly; sales in the U.S. and the nine largest European markets reached more then $40 billion in 2007. However, growth appears to have slowed in the market in 2008.
Brazil - New Tax Incentives for Agricultural Processors and Exporters
The Brazilian Government published on April 2, 2009 Joint Directive No. 1 in Brazil's Official Gazette regulating the so-called integrated yellow-green drawback system to allow agricultural processors to be exempt from local taxes on domestic or imported inputs for the processing of agricultural and food products for exports.
2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards
The search for the top trainees in the pig and poultry industries has begun with the launch of the 2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.
Biogas exports boom
Exports of biogas plants more than tripled in value during 2008, reports the German manufacturer EnviTec Biogas AG. The Lohne-based company said that installations increased from 8.2 million Euros to 29.7 million Euros.
Pig prices in Poland
We have added the pig prices in Poland to the "markets and prices" section.
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ArticlePig vision and management/handling
Pigs have a panoramic vision of 310º and binocular vision of 35-50º (Fig. 1). This means that compared to humans, pigs prioritise their lateral monocular vision and this increases their panoramic vision (greater capacity for detecting possible danger, food, other pigs, etc) and decreases their bifocal vision (greater difficulty for calculating distances).
FIMA 2009, international animal production show. Zaragoza, Spain.
Visit the photo gallery of the international animal production show in Zaragoza, Spain
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ArticleSwine Production in the Philippines (1/2)
The PHP 160 billion hog industry is the second leading contributor to Philippine agriculture coming in second to rice despite being almost exclusively without government subsidy.
Material for the manipulation activities of the pig: better to face the problem than ignore it!
Pigs must have permanent access to a sufficient quantity of material to enable proper investigation and manipulation activities, such as straw, hay, wood, sawdust, mushroom compost, peat ...
PIC Profit Equation
Pig producers across European Union and beyond will remember the 24 months of 2007 and 2008 as a sharp adjustment to a change in market conditions. The combination of weakening slaughter prices with dramatic increases in the cost of feed reduced their margins by €25 per 100 kg of pig carcass.
Danish Crown Announces Opening of Most Modern Case-Ready Production Facility in Sweden
Danish Crown already has several case ready production units operating in Europe.
Understanding Responsible Pork
Truth is, pork producers manage their businesses responsibly. They have established the proper guidelines, regulations, staffing and management to assure the safety of their animals, employees, the environment and ultimately consumers' food.
Evaluating the effects of supplemental B vitamins in practical swine diets during the starter and grower-finisher periods-A regional study
The B vitamin levels recommended in NRC (1998) still fits with the requirements of the recent genetic improved pigs