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Bad year for Dutch pig farmers

// 04 Jul 2008

Figures released from the Dutch Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI) report that no farm category made a profit in 2007. The pig sector in particular experienced a slump with higher producer prices still unable to cover costs.
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David Burch: PCV2 – growing evidence strain mutation might be the cause of PMWS

There is growing evidence that PMWS (post-weaning multisystemic wasting disease) was caused by a mutant PCV2 (porcine circovirus type 2) strain, which was more pathogenic and was able to express the disease more severely. Read more...  

Up-To-Date News on Gestation Crates

The use of gestation crates or sow stalls is a subject of constant debate, as animal welfare issues continue to attract attention.

Both in Europe, the US and Canada, there is a gradual tendency to move to loose sow housing, away from crates or stalls. Click here for the latest news.

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