European Union: pig slaughtering forecasts
According to the Eurostat data about the slaughtering of pigs in 2012 and the forecasts for 2013, a decrease by 0.4% in foreseen for the EU-27.
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Malta: meat production down
Meat production in the third quarter amounted to 2,483 tonnes, a drop of 15.0 per cent over the comparative period last year.
Description of the production conditions of the pig fattening in Spain
Characteristics of the installations, genetics, medications, feeding, etc. of Spanish feedlots based on data of 452 farms that pertain to nine of the 25 biggest pig integration companies in the country.
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh to have 3m pigs
Saigon Agriculture Incorporation (Sagri), a state enterprise under the Ho Chi Minh City administration, plans to expand its pork supply chain to provide the city with over 3 million pigs a year.
Fewer, better fed, farm animals: Good for the world’s climate and the world’s poor
Herrero, an agricultural systems analyst at ILRI, gave an up-to-date overview of ways the livestock sector in developing countries can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing global warming.
Mexico: more than 265.000 producers take part in the stockbreeding sector
In Mexico there are 265,747 producers that work in the stockbreeding sector, and they provide the tables of the Mexicans with meat, egg and dairy products.
The five things to take away from the Alltech Pig Solutions seminar
How can the pig industry stay profitable in the face of high feed costs, increased government regulations and consumer demands intensifying?
Philippines: agri posts 1.9% growth
The country’s agriculture sector grew by 1.93 percent (%) during the first nine months of the year, with a total value of P956 billion at current prices.
Austria: reduction in the slaughter of pigs
During the first half of this year, the number of slaughtered animals has been a 2.5% lower in comparison with last year.
Czech Republic: pork production decreased
The total number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 8.9%, y-o-y. The pigmeat production decreased by 9.0% to 58 166 tonnes.
Granja Ramonich, organic farm devoted to animal welfare
Organic farm of pigs in Spain. The farmer shows us the facilities and talks about the ECO / BIO / ORGANIC philosophy and the ANIMAL WEFARE as its basis.
Korean government to stabilise livestock markets
To control the domestic pig herd growth, MIFAFF is expected to slaughter 80,000 head of low producing sows.
World pork production virtually flat as high feed costs temper growth
Global pork production is forecast nominally higher to a record 104.7 million tons.
Hog Farming: "Modern Trends in Swine Production" 1961 - US Steel
This film from 1961, which was sponsored by United States Steel, Jem Handy AND several packing companies, gets down and dirty with the modern ways of caring for your pigs while preparing them for slaughter. From breeding and sheltering to rather unasked for methods of handling pig manure.
Growth in Japan’s 2013 pork market is projected to be slow
Japan’s total 2013 domestic slaughter and national pork output are projected down by less than one percent to 16.4 million head.
Cherkizovo Group commends the establishment of a zero tax rate on profits for farmers
Cherkizovo has completed the construction of modern production facilities in Lipetsk, Tambov and Voronezh regions.