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Monday, July 5, 2021
New Zealand's pork industry warns massive piglet deaths if farrowing crates are banned
Piglets at farms in New Zealand risked getting crushed or trodden on by their mothers if farrowing crates are banned, the country's pork industry said.
Monday, July 5, 2021
German pig slaughters fell 4.4% in Q1 2021
Pig slaughters in Germany have dropped 4.4% in the first quarter of 2021.
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 ...
Monday, July 5, 2021
278 pig farmers in Netherlands to close farms
278 pig farmers in the Netherlands will receive funding through the country's Subsidy Scheme for the Remediation of Pig Farms (Srv) to close and demolish their pig farms.
Monday, July 5, 2021
German pig population fell by 5.5% compared to November 3 last year
Germany's pig population has dropped by 5.5% (-1,430,600 animals) compared to November 3, 2020, and by 3.3% (-840,400) compared to May 3 in the same year, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Friday, July 2, 2021
Potassium diformate (FORMI) and 3rd generation acidifiers in antibiotic-free feeding - impacts in sows and piglets
With costs of pig production under increasing pressure, the nutrition of young pigs is of increasing interest, as this period is critical to the subsequent performance of the animals through to market. Optimising growth rate and feed effici ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Adisseo announces minority stake in PigCHAMP Pro Europa SL through capital increase
Adisseo Group has announced the signing of an agreement to take control a 24.99% share in PigCHAMP Pro Europa SL through capital increase.
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 28, 2021
Adisseo announces minority stake in PigCHAMP Pro Europa SL through capital increase
Adisseo Group has announced the signing of an agreement to take control a 24.99% share in PigCHAMP Pro Europa SL through capital increase.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Removing prophylactic antibiotics from pig feed: how does it affect their performance and health?
Antibiotics (AB) are an important tool to tackle infectious disease in pig farms; however some research indicates that their frequent mis/over-use may contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance and the WHO has declared that this ...
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Mycotoxins transmission from sows to piglets
The presence of mycotoxins in food and feed is practically unavoidable due to their ubiquitous presence and stability. As swine is considered a very sensitive specie to mycotoxicosis; the dietary exposure to mycotoxins has adverse effects o ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Drop in German pig prices following declining Chinese prices
German pig prices fell sharply last week as a slump in Chinese prices undermined international markets, industry sources said on June 18.
Monday, June 14, 2021
EFSA proposes ASF control measures for outdoor pig farms in EU
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently assessed the risk of African swine fever (ASF) spreading through outdoor pig farms, and proposed biosecurity and control measures for such farms in ASF-affected areas in the European Un ...
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.
Monday, June 7, 2021
Portugal's pig and pork exports increase 20.1% and 39.3% respectively in Q1
In the first quarter of 2021, Portugal's exports of live pigs and pork rose by 20.1% and 39.3%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.

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