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Pork production in 2030: The food facts
Often quoted, but hardly put into further context: the year 2030. How will future developments affect the growth of meat consumption and production? Using many sources and extrapolating existing figures, Dr Luciano Roppa made an attempt to get a grip on what the world would like the agricultural world to deliver by that year.
Sometimes, when the year 2030 is mentioned in projections, it may sound abstract or simply far away. When somebody warns the society in 2012 about future pressures on the global food... read more »
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Pig welfare: A contentious issue for Australia’s farmers
What have animal rights groups, state government politics and a battle for market supremacy between two giant retail chains got to do with the issue of welfare in the Australian pig industry? Far too much, would probably be the answer if you asked a typical Australian pig farmer.
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Australia: new pig code
Australian consumers have benefited from cost effective and high quality pig meats supplied from intensive production systems. This, however, has come at too high a price according to the animal welfare lobby. This summer, a new model code of practice for pigs was drafted. read more >
An Australian view on immunocastration
On his weblog at PigProgress.net, Professor Steven McOrist (Nottingham University) released a number of second thoughts on immunocastration in December 2006. In response, Roger Campbell claims his experiences with immunocastration are more positive. read more >
Investigating oesophago-gastric ulcers in Australia
A recent study of over 15,000 pigs examined at slaughter showed that oesophago-gastric ulcers in pigs in Australia are at least as common as they are in pigs in other countries. Nearly half of all herds examined in Victoria had pigs with erosions of ulcers, but only 18% of herds in Queensland were similarly affected. There was no evidence that Helicobacter bacteria were involved in causing the condition, since they were present in both health and diseased pigs, nor was any influence of grain type detected. On the other hand, the use of pelleted diets
and automated feeding systems were significantly associated with the condition.
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Tackling temperature extremes in Australia
Providing an optimal thermal environment for pigs is important for their welfare and production performance. A major Australian study funded by the Pig Research and Development Corporation (PRDC) has indicated that piggery building air temperatures on many farms are either too hot in summer or too cold in winter¹. Daily fluctuations in temperature also tend to be well above recommended levels. As part of the PRDC funded research project, experiments and case studies were conducted in Queensland (sub tropic) and South Australia (Mediterranean environment) to assess different management strategies aimed at improving the
thermal environment in piggery buildings. read more >
