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Monday, December 14, 2020
HKScan in cooperation to use pig, cattle manure for biogas production
HKScan is working with Gasum on plans to switch to manure-based feedstock at a biogas plant in Huittinen, Finland.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Taiwan Sugar Corporation to shut down major pig farm in Vietnam
Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) plans to shut down its biggest pig farm in Vietnam, a move that would reduce its pig farming activities in the country.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Virtual summit focuses on challenges faced by pig farmers in Germany
During a late-November virtual summit to analyse the challenges faced by pig farmers in Germany, measures had been proposed to help the industry.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Fewer pig farms in Germany face increased Salmonella risk
Germany's QS Salmonella monitoring system has revealed a 50% drop in the critical Salmonella classification (category III farms) compared to 2019.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Muyuan Foods aims to establish world's biggest pig farm
China's top pig producer Muyuan Foods planned to raise more hogs in a single site than any company in the world by building a mega farm, which will eventually house 84,000 sows and their offspring.
Monday, December 7, 2020
UK pig association chairman calls for strong support to ensure pig industry's future
The chairman of National Pig Association's (NPA; UK) Allied Industry Group has called for strong support of NPA from all sectors of the pig industry in the United Kingdom.
Monday, December 7, 2020
WEDA to present innovative solutions for pig farming at virtual edition of EuroTier 2021
Pig husbandry specialist WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp will take part in the virtual edition of EuroTier 2021 on February 9-12 next year.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Panama slaughters 3% more pigs in first 10 months of 2020
A total of 457,017 head of pigs in Panama have been slaughtered during the first 10 months of 2020, according to the latest data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
UK pig farmers at risk of experiencing losses
Pig farmers in the United Kingdom are facing losses as the average cost of production is now at its highest level since 2013 while farmgate prices are under pressure.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Production of Russia's pig industry increases 1.3 times in past five years
Pig farming in Russia is actively developing, being of great interest for investors, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture.
Monday, November 30, 2020
New Zealand's regulations concerning pig farrowing crates, mating stalls unlawful, court declares
Following a judicial review, the High Court of New Zealand has determined that regulations and standards relating to pig farrowing crates and mating stalls are not in line with the Animal Welfare Amendment Acts, and are therefore unlawful a ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Antibiotic use in UK pig industry falls 60% from 2015
Sales of antibiotics - those used to treat livestock breed for food production - in the United Kingdom have halved since 2014, according to RUMA's Targets Task Force Report 2020.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Footage of poor standard animal welfare in Spain's pig farms released
Animal welfare campaigners in Spain released footages of newborn piglets lying in faeces, pigs with pus-covered wounds and pig carcasses in varying states of decomposition.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Russia exports 15.4 times more live pigs in first 10 months of 2020
In the first 10 months of 2020, Russia has exported 40,300 head of live pigs, about 15.4 times more than in the same period in the previous year (2,610 animals), according to the country's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Su ...
Monday, November 16, 2020
New Ukraine distributor for Topigs Norsvins' pig genetics
The Centre for Improvement of Animal Breeding (CIAB) has become the distributor for Topigs Norsvin's pig genetics for the Ukrainian market., Topigs Norsvin announced this month.

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