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We have improved the markets and prices section, one of the most important of pig333.com

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In order to really take advantage of all the price information, we have developed some interactive graphics that allow you to visualize prices in various currencies. We use real time currency exchange rates for each market. It is also possible to convert between different units (kg, pounds, cwt or 100 kg). At the same time you can see several correlative years represented in order to see trends or “overlaps”, in order to see the difference between years.

New section: Swine abstracts

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We launch a new section, Swine abstracts, to pig333, where every day we present a selection of the best abstracts on swine production published in international reference journals.

New section: Pig welfare

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We have just added a new section, Pig welfare, to pig333, on the European legislation about the minimum standards for the protection of pigs (2001/88/EC of 23/Oct/2001 and 2001/93/EC of 9/Nov/2001). This section has an interactive format of questions and answers starting from a photograph, and has been prepared by Paolo Candotti.

More market prices

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We have added some more pig prices from America: Canada (Quebec and Ontario) and USA (Iowa-Minnesotta) and, in order to present the information in a clearer format we have grouped the countries by continent

Search pig333.com

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Now you can access all the news and articles in pig333.com by using our search tool. The search box is found in the top right part of each page of the site.

José Barceló Bonada died yesterday

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Yesterday, José Barceló Bonada passed away at the age of 49 due to a heart attack. He was one of the creators of the websites 3tres3.com and pig333.com.

New section: Glässer’s disease

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We present a new section on Glässer’s disease, caused by Haemophilus parasuis. The duration will be for 4 months, with a publication every fortnight.