Phytogenic feed additives offer multiple benefits in terms of increased feed intake, improved gut health and – crucially for developing piglets – reduced incidence of diarrhea by Dr Ceinwen Evans, Danisco Animal Nutrition (IFF). With restrictions on the use of in-feed antibiotics introduced in Continue Reading
Pig Farming
With California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare law set to go into effect on Jan. 1,two farm groups asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the voter-approved standards as an unconstitutional burden on farmers and consumers everywhere. Prop 12 bans the sale of pork products that are produced outside the state but do not match California’s rules. Voters […]Continue Reading
A recent study has shown that a novel protease/ probiotic combination can increase liveability rates in grower-finisher pigs while also improving growth rates. It’s part of a new scientific approach focused on helping producers make strategic feed decisions to improve animal performance and maximize commercial return. High production costs for grower-finisher pigs mean Continue Reading
PIG farmers have been urged to maintain adequate records in their operations for proper planning and ease of access to credit from financial institutions. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 2021 annual congress of Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), with the theme: “Pig Value Chain: The Opportunities and […]Continue Reading
A recent study determined that dietary folic acid supplementation can improve the growth performance and intestinal morphology of weaned piglets by maintaining the balance of epithelial cell renewal. The weaning of piglets is a stressful process and can be associated with gastrointestinal function disorders, and often growth retardation and diarrhoea. To assist piglets Continue Reading
Brazil is about to achieve the threshold of 1 million tonnes of exported pigmeat in 2020. The result is a new year record for the country’s swine sector. According to the Brazilian Association for Animal Protein (ABPA), by the end of 2020 exports are likely to reach the level of 1.03 million tonnes, which would mean a […]Continue Reading
Weaning is the most challenging and stressful event in the piglets life we can help the piglets by increasing the resilience of the piglet and / or reducing the challenge. With the banning of high levels of ZnO in 2022, new solutions must be found. A piglet is taken from his mother at a younger […]Continue Reading
A pig farmer, Mr Fortune Alabi, said in Lagos on Saturday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the breeding and selling of pigs, following the lockdown caused by the disease. Alabi made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Saturday in Lagos, while speaking on trends in the agriculture sector since the […]Continue Reading
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have called for concerted global action to halt the spread of a deadly pig disease, African Swine Fever (ASF). The agencies called on countries and development partners to join forces to fight the disease through the adoption of the […]Continue Reading
Pig farmers in Gberigbe Piggery Estate, Ikorodu, Lagos, under the umbrella of Gberigbe Pig Farmers Association, said there is no record of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on the farm, noting that anything contrary is untrue. Chairman, ad hoc committee of the association, Mr. Oludele Oluyoyin, said the fact that Oke-Aro Piggery Estate, Ogun State, […]Continue Reading