The Australian pork sector is full of hard working and passionate people and, for many, it is more than just a job – the role they play in society is fundamental to their identity. When supply chain participants are attacked for carrying out their professions and their passion, it can become a personal attack on…
Boar taint is one of the main reasons consumers may have product failure rates. Immunocastration is one of the tools producers can use to deal with off-odour and off-flavour issues in pork. However, while approximately 60 percent of the Australian herd utilises IC in their production, the remaining portion may not use this technology due…
Australian producers are converting their animal waste into fuel for biogas power plants – turning ponds of poop into power. Not known for being clean or green, piggeries are rapidly becoming greener than vegetables where climate change is concerned. Investment and effort by industry organisations and producers have seen pork production develop into the country’s…