Consumer-driven trends related to climate change and animal welfare were underlying themes when attendees at the recent London Swine Conference heard about alternative and novel feed ingredients from nutrition specialist […] Read more
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Local feeds can help limit hog climate impact
Researchers work to figure out fibre, amino acid, fat profiles to expand hog feed options
North Carolina residents sue over right-to-farm law
The lawsuit cites concerns with large hog farms protected by the legislation
Thomson Reuters Foundation – Residents of North Carolina are having their lives disrupted by large pig farms, they said in a lawsuit filed recently. Communities in eastern North Carolina, the […] Read more
Innovative European products can bring livestock production advantages
Local distributor among Ontario’s fastest growing companies
Canadian hog farmers looking to improve their biosecurity in the face of rising global concerns about African swine fever have a new weapon in their arsenal. Stalosan is a dry […] Read more
Kitchen scraps eliminated for pigs in China
China's ag ministry blames feeding food waste to pigs for African swine fever spread
Reuters – China’s Agriculture Ministry says it will ban the feeding of kitchen waste to pigs after linking the practice to the majority of the early cases of African swine […] Read more
A look at U.S. steps to prevent African swine fever
The U.S. industry is being proactive, learning lessons from previous imported animal diseases
Reuters – U.S. hog farmers are ramping up safety procedures and leaving animal-feed ingredients imported from China in storage in an attempt to keep out a highly contagious swine disease […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods says group sow housing switch moving quickly
Maple Leaf Foods says it is on track to be the first large-scale producer to completely shift to open sow housing
Glacier FarmMedia – Maple Leaf Foods expects to complete its change to open sow housing with years to spare. The company has completed more than half of its transition, according […] Read more
Sow reproductive issues may be traced to unexpected causes
Poor feet and legs is one of the major causes not always observed as a reproductive problem
Vitamin inadequacies are being ignored in swine management because of misunderstandings in sow-culling reports, some nutritional experts think. “Producers check (off) what they see last,” said Iowa State University nutritional […] Read more