Part 1 – Cycles and distribution. The following is an excerpt from ‘African swine fever in wild boar populations – ecology and biosecurity’ created by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, World Organisation for Animal Health and the European Commission. African swine fever is a disease of pigs, which was originally associated…
Midwest Piggery has been breeding pigs for over 30 years. A mid-sized enterprise, the piggery raises the animals and then sells them to market. As part of the piggery’s recycling philosophy, all pig waste is collected and broken down before being used as fertiliser on the grounds. Midwest Piggery principal partner and manager Mat Collier…
Pork is the best most versatile meat protein, especially – dare I say it – when it comes from pasture-raised pigs. For the purposes of this commentary however, I won’t further debate the relative flavour and welfare issues that surround different pork production systems. I’ll leave that for another day. While I’ve been convinced of…
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