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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Downtrend in UK pig slaughterings continues through February
UK clean pig slaughterings in February declined 12% to 769,000 head compared with the same month last year, latest figures from the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) showed, according to AHDB Pork.
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 ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Colistin in pig production: chemistry, mechanism of antibacterial action, microbial resistance emergence, and One Health Perspectives
Colistin (Polymyxin E) is one of the few cationic antimicrobial peptides commercialized in both human and veterinary medicine. For several years now, colistin has been considered the last line of defense against infections caused by multidr ...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Apramycin treatment affects selection and spread of a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strain able to colonise the human gut in the intestinal microbiota of pigs
The effect of apramycin treatment on transfer and selection of an Escherichia coli strain (E. coli 912) in the intestine of pigs was analyzed through an in vivo experiment. The strain was sequenced and assigned to the sequence type ST101 an ...
Monday, March 6, 2017
EU pig breeding herd declines 5% at end-2016
The EU pig breeding herd in December 2016 declined 5% year-on-year, reflecting the legacy of poor financial conditions at the start of last year, AHDB Pork said, citing the latest published data from Eurostat.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
China Whey Weekly: Low piglet population decimates sales (week ended Feb 28, 2017)
Trade was slow in China as feed millers withheld whey purchases with piglet feed demand limited. Despite weak sales, whey traders held prices firm with import costs staying high.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Raising pigs antibiotic-free thanks to algae
Concerns on the emergence of antibiotic resistance are calling for innovative technologies that provide alternatives to antibiotics for use in animal health and production, in a One Health approach. In this context, based on its innovative ...
Monday, February 13, 2017
Cargill: What pigs eat matters to millennials
As consumer demand for pork remains high, millennial consumers say that what pigs eat has a strong influence on their pork-buying habits, according to a Cargill Feed4Thought consumer survey.
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.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Animine: New software to address copper balance on pig farms
Copper is widely used as a growth promotor in piglet feeds, according to Animine.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Nukamel, ASN sign agreement for sales of piglet feeding concepts in Latin America
Nukamel and ASN have signed an agreement for the development and sales of feeding concepts, concerning high productive piglet feeding systems, in Latin America.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Number of pigs in Ukraine drops below 7 million
The number of pigs in Ukraine as of Jan. 1 this year has declined by 5.5% to an estimated 6.69 million. The decrease is equivalent to 390,000 heads from 2015, according to data released by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and compile ...
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 ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
India taps UK pig semen to boost pork quality
India is seeking to improve its breeding stock to produce better-quality pork by importing pig semen from the UK.
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