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Monday, May 13, 2019
Hong Kong will resume pigs supply from China after culling at affected abattoir
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Monday, May 13, 2019
Use of feed from China to feed US pigs raises concerns of swine fever infections
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Up to 200 million pigs in China expected to die due to swine fever outbreaks
China could see the demise of up to 200 million pigs due to culling or deaths related to the ongoing African swine fever outbreak in the country, Rabobank said.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Polyherbal antidiarrheal and gut function modulator for pigs
Post weaning diarrhoea or problems related to gastro-intestinal tract is one of the most frequent causes of heavy economic losses in pig herds. The major bacteria which causes diarrhoea are E. coli and members of the genera Clostridium, Law ...
Thursday, December 27, 2018
China university team develops gene-modified pigs that could resist swine fever
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Thursday, September 6, 2018
In an industry first, Evonik launches SID database for weaner pigs
Evonik has launched a new standardized ileal digestibility (SID) database for swine feeds which - for the first time - provides SID values of all amino acids for weaners, as well as for grower pigs.
Friday, August 24, 2018
China culls over 14,000 pigs in latest African swine fever outbreak
Lianyungang city in China's Jiangsu province, the latest to be hit by African swine fever, has culled over 14,500 pigs as part of an effort to contain the disease, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Pancosma to be gold sponsor of 14th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs
Pancosma will be gold sponsor for the 14th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs (DPP) to be held in Brisbane, Australia from August 21-24 and will take the opportunity to share with the scientific communities its latest f ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
PRRS-resistant pigs produced through gene editing
Scientists from Roslin Institute in Scotland have produced pigs that are resistant to one of the world's costliest animal diseases, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, or PRRS, through gene editing.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Trade wars and beans, pigs and broken wallets: The impact of Chinese tariffs and US farm incomes
Impacting more than mere export volumes, China's market weight can deflate returns on domestic crops and herds. From trading floors to Midwestern farms, plunging widening spreads between North and South American soybeans are impacting botto ...
Thursday, July 12, 2018
High dietary zinc supplementation increases the occurrence of tetracycline and sulfonamide resistance genes in the intestine of weaned pigs
Dietary zinc oxide is used in pig nutrition to combat post weaning diarrhoea. Recent data suggests that high doses (2.5 g/kg feed) increase the bacterial antibiotic resistance development in weaned pigs. Therefore, the aim of this study was ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Irish pigs slaughtered up 7.1% in February, cattle down 1.2%
The number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland in February increased 7.1% to 277,600 from last year's 259.200, while cattle decreased 1.2% to 148,900 from 150,600 in February 2017, the latest figures released by the Irish Central Statistics Offi ...
Friday, March 16, 2018
Slaughtered pigs in EU decline 1% in 2017
Almost 255 million head of pigs were slaughtered in the EU last year, lower by 1% than in the previous year. Despite some increase in carcase weights, pig-meat production in the EU also declined 1% last year to 23.3 million tonnes, accordin ...
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Do weaner pigs need in-feed antibiotics to ensure good health and welfare?
Antibiotics (AB) are used in intensive pig production systems to control infectious diseases and they are suspected to be a major source of antibiotic resistance. Following the ban on AB use as growth promoters in the EU, their prophylactic ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Heilongjiang Tianzow breeding company imports 1,000 French GGP pigs
On December 21, 2017, 1,000 Great-grandparent pigs imported from France by Heilongjiang Tianzow breeding company arrived at Harbin Taiping International Airport.

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