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Figure 1. Effect of the use of a combination of organic acids and monglycerides of medium chain fatty acids (OA+MG-MCFA, 8kg/t) instead of ZnO (3000ppm), in the starter stage in piglets (8 replicates/ treatment, 12 animals per replicate). The model included: treatment, piglet size at the beginning (P<0,001 for the final weight and growth) and their interaction (P>0,05). SEM = standard error of the mean

Transition to diets without zinc oxide (2/2): additives

It is difficult for a single additive to mimic the effect of the addition of antibiotics or ZnO. This is why we need to combine groups of additives in water and feed, so they act both, as prevention and treatment.

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The French pig production drops

In the first semester of 2017, pig production fell by 4.7% with respect to the same period in 2016.

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Canada: hog production up

Hog producers reported 14.1 million hogs, up 2.1% from July 1, 2016, marking the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase.

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Best Time Ever To Be In Agriculture, 5 Trends That Will Make It Even Better!

Best Time Ever To Be In Agriculture, The Five Trends That Will Make It Even Better! - Dr. Lowell Catlett, Regents Professor in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business and Extension Economics and the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University, Retired, from the 2017 Iowa Pork Congress, January 25-26, Des Moines, IA, USA.

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Russia needs to become cost competitive

This means looking at ‘whole business decisions’, being able to do good calculations that take into account all production factors. Taking decisions on single traits, like born alive, have no place in a modern effective pig industry.

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USA: Record total red meat and pork production for June

Pork production totaled 2.05 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous year.

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Increase in the pork imports in Argentina

Despite the important growth of the national production, the pork exports in the first semester of 2017 have risen 79,4% versus the same period in 2016.

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The German pig census drops

It is the lowest pig census since November 2010.

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OECD-FAO: Agricultural outlook for the next 10 years

The OECD, together with the FAO, have just published their Agricultura outlook report 2017-2026. According to the report, in the period encompassed by the Outlooks, it is expected that the growth of the demand suffers a considerable deceleration.

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A lot more pork and increasing profits: Why and how long?

USA: PEDv created more fever than just in the pigs.

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Pigmeat: decline in EU production in 2017

According to DG Agriculture "Short-term outlook for EU agricultural markets in 2017 and 2018" the negative trend is expected to continue at a more moderate level throughout 2017.

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United States : the highest June 1 inventory of all pigs

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2017 was 71.7 million head. This was up 3 percent from June 1, 2016, and up 1 percent from March 1, 2017.

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