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Monday, February 22, 2021
Japan's 2020 pig meat imports fall 6% in 2020
Japan's import of pig meat and offal dropped by 6% in 2020, due mostly to lower volumes imported from the European Union - most notably from Denmark.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Dutch university starts two-year project to using enrichment materials on pig farms
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands has started a two-year project - called "Pig Enrichment" - to promote the effective use of enrichment materials on more pig farms.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Portugal's 2020 pig slaughtering falls 2.6%
Pig slaughterings in Portugal's pig slaughtering in 2020 had dropped 2.6% (-9161 heads) compared to 2019, declining from 4.18 million pigs slaughtered that year to 4.08 million, according to data published by GPP and provided by INE as prel ...
Monday, February 15, 2021
Prices for Brazil's live pigs drop 20% at start of 2021
At the beginning of 2021, prices paid for live pigs in Brazil fell 20% as demand dropped while costs continue to rise.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
South Australia's biggest artificial pig breeding center undergoes expansion
Australia's largest pig artificial insemination center located in South Australia's Mid North will undergo a $1 million overhaul.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Effects of creep feed provision on behaviour and performance of piglets around weaning
Creep feed provision may ease weaning, hence we determined the impact of providing fibrous creep feed before weaning and adding this feed to the post-weaning diet on piglet behavior and performance. Pre-weaning, litters with on average 12 p ...
Monday, February 8, 2021
Decline in number of pre-slaughter pigs held up in German pens
The number of pigs which are heading for slaughter but are held up in pens in Germany have dropped last month.
Friday, February 5, 2021
ASF causes deaths of 36% of Philippines' pig stocks
Over a third of the Philippines' pig stocks were wiped out by African swine fever (ASF), which amounted to 36% of the total population.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
EW Nutrition acquires feed quality and pigment business from Novus
EW Nutrition announced February 1 that it has acquired the Feed Quality and Pigments business from Novus International, Inc.
Monday, February 1, 2021
EU exports more pig meat in first 10 months of last year
The European Union has exported 36% more pig meat in the first 10 months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Monday, February 1, 2021
German organisations recommend US$4.85 surcharge per animal for castrated piglet
Germany's Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) and the Livestock and Meat Producers' Association (VEZG) have recommended a surcharge of at least €4 (US$4.85) per castrated male piglet.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Belgium's decree permits restocking of pig farms following ASF outbreaks
A Belgian Ministerial Decree has last month permitted the restocking of Belgium's pig farms in areas affected by African swine fever.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Number of pig farms in Germany falls to 32,100 farms in last decade
Germany's pig farms has dropped in numbers, having fallen by 47% in the past 10 years.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Tanzania imposes restriction on movement of pigs due to ASF
Tanzanian authorities have directed the country's regional and district commissioners on January 23 to control the transportation of pigs to curb the spread of African swine fever.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
A fresh, post-ASF start for China's pig industry in 2021?
In an otherwise tumultuous 2020 best known for the COVID-19 pandemic, China had begun to emerge from the impact of African swine fever (ASF).

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