Energy is the most expensive, critical and essential nutrient in any pig feed, and a nutrient that is used to prorate all other nutrients as pigs will consume feed first to satisfy their energy needs.

By Pork CRC CEO Dr Roger Campbell. Based on bumper grain harvests nationally and globally and continuing good demand for High Integrity Australian Pork, 2017 promises to be a very good year for Australian pork producers.

Farm-Scape is sponsored by Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork FarmScape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

Farm-Scape is sponsored by Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork FarmScape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

UK - Last year 2016 was a year of highs and lows for the UK pork sector. In March prices fell to their lowest level since 2008. This was followed by 37 continuous weeks of price rises, the longest period of increases on record.

FALLING domestic prices continue to disappoint grain growers.

US - US pig farmers are not only well aware of new federal rules for on-farm antibiotic use, but already are complying.

Smithfield Foods reported that 87 percent of pregnant sows on company-owned farms have been transitioned to group housing systems, a 6 percent increase over 2015. As planned when Smithfield first announced its commitment in 2007, all company-owned farms in the U.S.

U.S. poultry companies will be allowed to ship raw and cooked turkey products to New Zealand under a new veterinary agreement between the countries. New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has accepted a new veterinary certificate for U.S. cooked turkey meat, giving the U.S.

Farm-Scape is sponsored by Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork FarmScape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

Ron Plain US - There were 520 million pounds of pork in cold storage at the end of November. That is 13.1 per cent less than the month before and 7.2 per cent less than a year ago.

Close to 80% of Australian pig producers have significantly increased the space afforded to sows this year and government-backed Pork CRC has praised the achievement.

Swine dysentery (SD) is a mucohaemorrhagic colitis of grower/finisher pigs classically resulting from infection by the anaerobic intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. This study aimed to determine whether B.

The beneficial effects of increased feed intake during lactation on sow reproductive performance are well known. Sows with minimal body fat and protein loss during lactation take less time to return to estrus after weaning.