Fattening: Manipulable material and lighting
Is the lighting in warehouses up to standard? Are the manipulable materials the right ones?
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ArticleCleaning comes before disinfection
It is much more difficult to achieve a good quality of cleaning if the surface you are trying to clean is particularly pervious to water (for example wood) and has many cracks and hidden areas.
Environmental and sow-related factors affecting the duration of farrowing
Allowing the sow to move freely before farrowing, reducing the constipation state and avoid excessive fattening during late pregnancy all appear to be key factors in shortening farrowing time and reducing perinatal mortality.
Philippines - Extra income from meat processing for RIC Plaridel
Providing alternative livelihood to the rural communities to alleviate their living condition was the primary goal of the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Unit 10 (DA-RFU 10) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) Region 10 and Local Government Unit (LGU) of Plaridel.
USA - USDA funding to rehabilitate farmland damaged by disasters
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Emergency Conservation Program funds are being made available to farmers and ranchers in 14 states to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters in 2010.
Denmark –Fewer but bigger herds
In 2009 the number of swine herds fell by 13%, from a total of 5,800 in 2008 to 5,000 in 2009.
India - Anantapur: Pig-rearing brings handsome returns
Rural Development Trust (RDT) an NGO founded by late Father Vicenç Ferrer, has come out with the piggery scheme to help supplement their meagre daily income.
Malaysia - Perak to relocate illegal pig farms
The Perak Government is planning to relocate all illegal pig farms operating on state land to another site within two years.
Appointment in SKOV Asia Ltd.
Joergen Moeller Andersen (46) has been appointed Climate and Production Specialist of SKOV Asia Ltd. with responsibility for project sales of SKOV systems for customers in the entire region.
Environmental control in the growing phase (I): Checking the environment
Man is possibly the only animal capable of living in practically all places in the world, regardless of the climate. This is due to his capacity to construct buildings to isolate himself from the climate however extreme it may be, maintaining an environment which allows him to survive. As domestic animals live together with man, they have to take advantage indirectly of this capacity.
Appointment in SKOV Asia Ltd.
Peter Kristian Vind has been appointed Regional Service Technician of SKOV Asia Ltd on 1 Mai 2010 and will primarily take care of servicing SKOV installations in Asia.
The weaned piglet
The new test on animal welfare in swine herds will demonstrate your knowledge on the welfare of weaned piglets.
United Kingdom - Performance from new non-restraint designs challenges farrowing crates
Non-restraint farrowing systems are being developed at University of Newcastle and Scottish Agricultural College.
The work isn’t finished yet. Some fine-tuning may be necessary. But results so far show overall mortality to be similar to the industry indoor average.
Germany - Pork industry report
Pork is by far Germany's most significant meat product. Production in 2009 of 5.25mn tonnes was more than double the combined total production of poultry, beef and lamb that year. Pork production saw rapid growth in the second half of the last decade expanding 22.0% from 2004 to 2009. As production has risen, there has been rapid changes in the structure of the sector.
Poultry and pig sector in Argentina
The report made by Wageningen UR gives an overview of the current husbandry and management practices in the poultry and pig sector in Argentina related to animal welfare. The research centered on a description of the broiler, layer and pig sector in Argentina, the regulatory framework in force in Argentina with respect to animal welfare and a survey on husbandry practice in the poultry and pig sector.