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Wrapping up October: What s new in the world of pigs?

01-11-2019 | News

Wrapping up October: What’s new in the world of pigs?

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30-10-2019 | News

ASF Philippines: Outbreaks in Pangasinan and Manila

Ractopamine is a growth-promoting feed additive which is banned in over 160 countries. Illustration: Shutterstock

30-10-2019 | News

JBS USA and Tyson stop using ractopamine

A live wild boar photographed in Germany. Photo: Shutterstock

25-10-2019 | News

Dead wild boar found on Danish coast – no check for ASF

In the trial, some sows were kept in straw for 18 days. The sows in the picture were not part of this trial. Photo: Henk Riswick

24-10-2019 | News

Piglet behaviour better when enrichment used for sows

The enlarged factory of Aurora in Chapecó. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

23-10-2019 | News

Aurora expands pig plant to be Brazil’s largest

Pork in luggage is posing a serious risk for ASFv contamination into the US, researchers found. Photo: Shutterstock

21-10-2019 | News

What is the risk of ASFv smuggled into the USA?

A modern pig farm in Kazakhstan. Photo: Friedrich-Wilhelm Busse

17-10-2019 | News

Kazakhstan to begin pork exports to China

Pork exports from Canada and the US have been a bit of a political football this year. Photo: Shutterstock

16-10-2019 | News

The NA pork industry: Political football of the year

The increase in fat deposition in pigs fed at night can be explained through lower heat production.

14-10-2019 | News

Fat deposition in pigs up due to night feeding