The pig sector events all around the world
Pig health: news and articles on PRRS, PCV2, biosecurity, etc, Pig disease guide, atlas of pathology, clinical cases…
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.
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.
Danish Crown’s ambition is to be one of the most efficient abattoirs in Europe and to sell many more processed products to the European market. Consequently, it is proposed that the group’s abattoir in Ringsted be closed while at the same investing and creating new jobs in Horsens, Herning, Blans and Vejen.
This hands-on approach demonstrates Karan Sangfai's commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of every aspect of the business and fostering a strong culture of collaboration.
February was full of very dynamic changes in the pig market in Poland. How will the market develop over the next month?
The modified time-limited trial will continue through January 15, 2025.
Pig prices are rising briskly and steadily. Will the market be a carbon copy of last year? Guillem Burset doesn't think so. He thinks we won't reach 2.025 €/kg live…
The new plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky was built to support a significant expansion of its bacon production capabilities.
Smithfield Foods has named Brendan Smith as its chief marketing officer and Allyson Bouldon as its chief ethics and compliance officer.
The agency’s proposal would cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants discharged to the nation’s waters.
We are at the end of an exceptional and strange year. Guillem Burset examines the factors that have shaped the hog market this year.
After months and months, the Spanish price has dropped to be in line with those of its community partners; the cause has been the difficulty in exporting to Third Countries, although the reduced slaughter in Central Europe has been a lifesaver.
In the first nine months of 2023, the total number of pigs slaughtered in Portugal fell by 4.5% (-133,474 head).
Cooperl and Bigard withdraw from the French reference market.
Guillem Burset gives us the keys to understanding the current European pork trade situation. He also forecasts when the price will stop falling.
Smithfield Foods will close the pork-processing plant to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity.
