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A visual and practical step-by-step guide on how to perform a necropsy on a pig.
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
Description of the most important diseases and conditions in pigs
Images of major swine diseases
Pig disease diagnostic tool
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
Pig Prices by countries. Pork production and trade. News of the pig market and the raw materials
The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Figures & trends in pig numbers, pork production and pork trade.
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Articles on nutrition and pig feeding, characteristics of raw materials and additives for pig feed. Prices of raw materials
Latest quotations for the main commodities used in pig feed. Historical graphs with the pig price and estimated feed price.
Technical sheets of the main raw materials and additives used in swine feed. They include a comparison of nutritional values from various sources, product
Global production and trade data for the most important raw materials
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to diagnose problems with the feed conversion ratio. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Articles on genetics and pig reproduction: genetic improvement, genomics, artificial insemination, use of hormones
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to find out why your farrowing rate is less than ideal. Click on the flowchart or on the buttons found within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
Management, pig farm management, work planning in each production stage: management in gestation, grow finish, batch farrowing
Compare production data, calculate the number of sow, nursery, and finishing spaces, and visualize your tasks on the work schedule by type of BMS.
Tool that allows you to calculate the replacement rate in your farm
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Design of facilities and equipment for pig farms: building design, climate control, feeding systems, etc.
Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
Definition for the most commonly used pig terms
Use this tool to explore which slurry management strategy best fits your situation. Click on the flow chart or on the buttons within the text to navigate through the different parts of the tool.
To encourage pig production, small farms will no longer need environmental approval for their new projects.
To encourage the construction of new pig farms to help recover the country's pig inventory, China is allowing pig farms that will have an annual output of 5,000 head to fill out an environmental impact registration form online, with no need for environmental assessment approval.
July 7, 2021/ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ China.
http://www.moa.gov.cn/
Marcelo LangIs this good news or bad news? Time will tell.
hjwang1995It is just a temporary policy, we have seen policy like that many times in the past. People know that now, once there are too many pigs that destroying the market price, the government will return to reinstate the environmental requirements and shut down many small farms. 
China has lowered its sow herd inventory target in an effort to control supply and stabilize prices.
USDA predicts that pork production in China will decrease in 2022 due to low inventories and a smaller sow herd.
So far this year, 11 cases of African swine fever have been reported in eight provinces.
According to the Chinese government, the breeding sows in the country are at 102% of the levels they were at the end of 2017.
The country's pork production is up 36% in the first half of 2021.
Between April and June 2021 excess pork production in China has lowered pork prices, caused small and medium producers to liquidate farm inventories, and limited piglet restocking.
The volume of pork on the Chinese market has continued to increase recently. In May, the slaughter volume increased 44% year-on-year.
A third-level warning for an excessive slump in hog prices alerted pig farmers to adjust their plans to stabilize supplies.
Chinese authorities have released a work plan to improve the mechanism for adjusting pork reserves as part of efforts to stabilize the market as it has seen frequent fluctuations.
The USDA provides different perspectives from the Chinese government and industry participants.
USDA perspectives from the 2021 China Feed Industry Expo and Conference.
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