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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Meta-analysis identifies the effect of dietary multi-enzyme supplementation on gut health of pigs
Gut health though is not well defned the role of gastrointestinal tract is vital if an animal must perform well. Apart from digestion, secretion, and absorption gut is harbored with consortium of microbiota which plays a key role in one' ...
Monday, October 18, 2021
Not much change in salmonella prevalence in UK pigs at slaughter during 2013-19 period, according to study
The results of a study suggest that Salmonella prevalence in pigs at slaughter in the United Kingdom did not change much from 2013 to 2019.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Massive culling of pigs likely as UK abattoirs get struck by labour shortage
UK farmers have warned that up to 120,000 pigs face being culled due to a lack of abattoir workers, as acute labour shortages across supply chains continue to wreak havoc on the United Kingdom's economy.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
New general manager appointed for Topigs Norsvin Hellas
Topigs Norsvin announced last July the appointment of Ilias Beneas as general manager for Topigs Norsvin Hellas.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
New general manager appointed for Topigs Norsvin Portugal
Topigs Norsvin announced last July the appointment of Francisco Sepúlveda as general manager for Topigs Norsvin Portugal.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Dominican Republic slaughters significant number of pigs in wake of ASF outbreaks
The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs following the detection of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in 14 of the country's 32 provinces, said authorities this month.
Monday, August 16, 2021
Application of a precision nutrition tool for growing and finishing pigs
The objective of this study was to evaluate a growth model applied to adjust nutritional programs for growing and finishing pigs, in a commercial production context. The phase I (calibration) was conducted in a commercial pig production uni ...
Monday, August 16, 2021
USB: Study shows soybean meal increases weight gain and feed efficiency in growing pigs
In the last 20 years, soybean meal (SBM) inclusion levels in pig diets have become heavily dependent on pricing, according to the United Soybean Board (USB) in the United States.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Poland confirms 31 ASF cases in domesticated pigs
31 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks have been confirmed in domesticated pigs in Poland so far.
Monday, August 2, 2021
Germany sees rise in organic pigs, cattle, chicken farms during 2010-20
The number of organic pigs in Germany increased by 36% between 2010 and 2020, representing under 1% of the country's total pig inventory
Monday, July 26, 2021
China culls more than 2,000 pigs due to ASF since start of 2021
11 cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in eight provinces in China this year, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Roslin Institute, Genus in agreement to produce disease-resistant pigs
The Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus have signed an agreement to produce pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease which causes around $2.5 billion in losses each year in the United States and Europe alone.
Monday, July 5, 2021
USDA: US hogs, pigs drop 2% in numbers from June 2020
As of June 1, there were 75.7 million hogs and pigs on US farms, a 2% drop from June 2020 but up 1% from March 1, 2021, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agri ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
AHDB: Use of antibiotics to treat pigs in UK dipped 5% last year
New figures show the amount of antibiotics prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms in 2020 dropped by 5%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 62%, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Monday, June 7, 2021
Dutch exports of finishing pigs fell by nearly 45% in first 20 weeks of 2021
The Netherlands' exports of finishing pigs have dropped by close to 45%, from 557,847 head in 2020 to 308,317 head this year, during the first 20 weeks of 2021.

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