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One of the was to improve swine manure handling is applying appropriate storage and treatment systems. Photo: Fotostudio Atelier 68

02-09-2022 | Article

Best practices for swine manure handling

A sow in a farrowing crate in a US breeding farm. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

01-09-2022 | News

2 new legal briefs in Proposition 12 developments

FAO alerted Latin American and Caribbean countries In August 2021 to the need to take preventive measures due to the ASF outbreak amongst domestic pigs in the Dominican Republic and later in Haiti. Photo: FAO

31-08-2022 | News

FAO to support 30,000 small producers in Caribbean against ASF

Podcast: ASAS 2022 special – Canadian perspective on zinc

30-08-2022 | News

Podcast: ASAS 2022 special – Canadian perspective on zinc

Since the beginning of 2022, more than 80 ASF outbreaks have been registered in Russia, with less than half at backyard farms, while the rest is among wild boar. - Photo: Jan Vullings

29-08-2022 | News

ASF Russia: First industrial pig farm in Russia hit in 2022

Wrapping up August: What’s new in the world of pigs?

26-08-2022 | News

Wrapping up August: What’s new in the world of pigs?

Feral pig numbers continue to grow in North America. - Photo: Shutterstock

25-08-2022 | News

Is wild pig control improving in North America?

In July, the Serbian government introduced price ceilings in the pork and poultry markets. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

24-08-2022 | News

Price caps reportedly incur losses for Serbian pig farmers

Podcast: ASAS 2022 Special – Boar taint

23-08-2022 | News

Podcast: ASAS 2022 Special – Boar taint

A better understanding of genetics of feeding behaviour enables producers to select individuals based on their productive traits to improve feed efficiency and farm profitability. - Photo: Peter Roek

22-08-2022 | Article

Is feeding behaviour heritable in pigs?

Photo: Henk Riswick

19-08-2022 | News

Sustainability and Welfare special – Reserve your space now

According to Nutribras, the potential of its farms to generate the product is up to 35.000 cubic meters per day. - Photo: Nutribras Alimentos

19-08-2022 | News

Brazilian company presents first truck powered by swine biomethane

The UK is a significant importer of pork, almost entirely from the EU. - Photo: Henk Riswick

18-08-2022 | Article

Will the UK import more pork from the US?

Russia is likely to increase production in 2022 by 200,000 tonnes, plus an additional 50,000 tonnes is projected to land on the domestic market due to a slump in exports. - Photo: Bert Jansen

17-08-2022 | News

Russian pig farmers hope for a drastic increase in domestic demand