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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The use of Lactobacillus as an alternative of antibiotic growth promoters in pigs: a review
Antibiotics, often supplemented in feed, used as a growth promoter, may cause their residual effect in animal produce and also trigger antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is of serious concern among swine farming entrepreneurs. As an a ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The use of colistin and other critical antimicrobials on pig and chicken farms in southern Vietnam and their association with resistance in commensal Escherichia coli
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem, and emerging semi-intensive farming systems in Southeast Asia are major contributors to the AMR burden. We accessed 12 pig and chicken farms at key stages of production in Tien Gian ...
Monday, February 13, 2017
Chinese producer to use Topigs Norsvin genetics
Huanshan Group in China has chosen to use Topigs Norsvin genetics to populate its new nucleus farm of 2,500 sows.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
US hogs, pigs inventory up 4%
US farms are populated by some 71.5 million hogs and pigs as of Dec. 1, up 4% from December 2015, and up slightly from Sept. 1, 2016, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report of the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultura ...
Monday, November 28, 2016
UK targets 'realistic' antibiotic usage for pig producers
AHDB Pork has urged UK pig producers to send in their 2015 on-farm antibiotic usage data before the yearend, to help the industry set realistic reduction targets this spring.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
EC allots 2M for project seeking to improve pig industry
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016
US university develops new soy concentrate for weanling pigs
A new source of soy protein concentrate that can be used in diets fed to weanling pigs without negatively affecting digestibility of energy or nutrients has been developed by the University of Illinois in the US.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Hypor: Magnus duroc pig brings greater Profit Margin than Genesus Duroc
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Young piglet feeding in relation to a more cautious and restricted use of (feed) antibiotics
Antibiotics in feed is often the lowest cost option to promote the health of pigs and to prevent bacterial diseases. In new born piglets and weanling pigs health is most at risk compared to later stages of life. From all age categories of p ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
China Whey Weekly: Cautious mood, limited piglet numbers hamper demand (week ended Jul 25, 2016)
Prices were flat.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Alltech: Benchmarking antibiotic use in European pig industry
Speaking at the Alltech Elite Herd Dinner, which took place during the 24th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, Dr. Ana Catharina Berge, owner of and veterinary consultant at Berge Veterinary Consulting BV ...
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Nuscience introduces Babistar Pro piglet feed
Nuscience introduces Babistar Pro, a piglet feed that combines a good feed intake with high digestibility and intestinal health support.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
USDA: Global production of pig meat to decline 1% in 2016
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) latest forecast sees the global pig meat production this year decreasing by 1% from last year to 109.3 million tonnes, according to AHDB Pork, a division of the UK's Agriculture & Horticulture D ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Effect of Mycofix Focus on performance of weaning piglets fed diets contaminated with fumonisins
According to the 10-year mycotoxin survey programme conducted by BIOMIN, fumonisins (FUM) have been found to be highly prevalent across the world, particularly in Asia and South America. FUM are mostly identified in corn and corn by-product ...
Monday, April 18, 2016
Are clouds piling up on Russia's pig industry?
Since the early 2000s when Russia adopted its first food security doctrine, the development of the country's swine industry has been riddled with the competitive struggles between domestic farmers and imported pork.

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