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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Effect of SILICA+ on piglet growth performance
SILICA+ is an activated mineral capable of enhancing the rate of various biochemical reactions, nutrient and ionic transport across the gut epithelial cell membrane helping in rapidly restoring biological homeostasis. The technology used by ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
The use of medium chain fatty acids as alternatives to antibiotic use in pigs
Worldwide there is a clear demand to reduce the antibiotic use in livestock farming to reduce the risk for antibiotic resistance. Medium chain fatty acids are well known to exert excellent antimicrobial properties. For this reason they are ...
Friday, April 1, 2016
COOL cooled EU pig trade in 2015
Fears that the introduction of the Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations in the EU in April last year would reduce the trade in live pigs between EU countries were proven true, particularly trade between the Netherlands, Denmark an ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Fears accompany release of pigmeat products from EC private storage
Most of the 90,000 tonnes of pigmeat products accepted into the EU Commission's private storage aid (PSA) scheme in January will soon be released.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
UK pig meat exports up, imports down in January
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
AB Vista to present about NIR technology at Pig Feed Quality Conference
Recent developments in near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy have the potential to substantially improve feed formulation precision and reduce losses associated with feed ingredient variability, AB Vista said.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Xylanase in corn-based pig finisher diets
With feed making up 70% of the production costs in swine, technologies that can effectively improve feed efficiency are still a focus for producers targeting a lower overall cost of production. Fibre-degrading enzymes have been extensively ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Phytase and myo-inositol: opportunities for enhanced poultry and pig production efficiency
Exogenous phytases have been used commerc¡ally s¡nce the early 1990s as a successful tool for reduc¡ng the env¡ronmental ¡mpact of ¡ndustr¡al livestock product¡on and ¡mprov¡ng poultry and sw¡ne prof¡tability (Selle & Rav¡ndran, 2007). Thes ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Low prices lead to call for reopening of EU pigmeat private storage aid
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
2015 a low year for global pig prices
Global pig prices fell steadily in 2015, a great contrast to an exceptionally high year for prices in 2014.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
AB Vista to present novel formulation system at Pig Feed Quality Conference
The latest data to determine the digestible calcium (Ca) requirements for pigs and corresponding digestible Ca availability in feeds will be presented at the Pig Feed Quality Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
AB Vista to reveal new research concerning mineral utilisation in piglet diets
New research into optimising piglet performance and trace mineral nutrition will be presented by AB Vista at this year's Pig Focus Asia conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 21-23.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
New Hope to invest US$1.35 billion in pig farming
In a Chinese disclosure document, New Hope Group Co., Ltd. plans to invest RMB8.8 billion (US$1.35 billion) in swine farming in the next three to five years, potentially making the company the biggest pig production company in China.
Monday, February 22, 2016
China Whey Weekly: Low piglet population weighs on whey prices (week ended Feb 21, 2016)
Whey market was quiet during the period in review, as most market participants halted operation due to the Chinese New Year celebration. Although some feed millers have resumed production last week, they were not eager to increase whey stoc ...
Monday, February 22, 2016
Pig producers told: Cull non-productive sows
One way for pig producers to cope with low prices is to stick to a strict culling policy and remove non-productive sows.

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