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Biocheck.UGent is an independent, risk-based, scientific scoring system for assessing the quality of your on-farm biosecurity.
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
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Pig disease diagnostic tool
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Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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The latest slaughter pig prices in the most important pig markets. Check the evolution of the historical prices in charts and in several currencies.
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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.
According to preliminary data, the UK wheat harvest is down below the 5-year average while barley production has increased.
According to preliminary data from Defra, the estimated 2020 wheat harvest in the UK was 10.1 million tonnes, a decrease of 37.5% compared to 2019. This figure is below the five year average of 15.1 million tonnes (2015-2019).
The provisional barley production figure for the UK has increased by 3.9% to 8.4 million tonnes in 2020. It is above the five year average of 7.2 million tonnes.
October 5, 2020/ Defra/ United Kingdom.
https://www.gov.uk/
UK secures ‘listed status’ to continue live animal and meat exports to the EU.
RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.
The United Kingdom imports 60% of its pig meat. This has implications for both how the market responds to coronavirus related national lockdowns and the upcoming end of the Brexit transition period.
Clean pig slaughterings in the United Kingdom reached 964,000 head in July 2020.
Foodservice closures and logistical challenges have not thwarted pigmeat demand. Heavy carcass weights increased production.
For the first time China accounted for more than half of UK fresh and frozen pork exports in April. Overall export was up, and import prices remained higher than last year.
Important legislation to boost productivity and reward environmental improvements in the farming sector.
12% of European pork is exported to the United Kingdom.
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