ABOVE: Australian Pork Limited to launch a consumer-focused sustainability campaign in February. Given people’s busy lives, having an interest and understanding of pork production isn’t on most people’s radar. In…
DetailsABOVE: A Spanish man’s visa has been cancelled after he failed to declare pork and cheese in his luggage. Photo: AAP A Spanish traveller was the first person fined under…
DetailsABOVE: Early life contact with humans can play a substantial role in shaping piglets’ behavioural and physiological responses to stress. An experiment undertaken by collaborative researchers from the University of…
DetailsABOVE: Photo: J Oostrom, supplied by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions In early December, the final stakeholder forum for 2022 of the National Feral Pig Action Plan addressed the…
DetailsABOVE: Piglets are commonly born with low iron reserves. Photo: Kameron Kincade Most producers understand that iron is an essential nutrient for all livestock, vital for producing the proteins that…
DetailsABOVE: High-rise hog house horror in China. A Concerned almost distraught member of ‘United Poignant Porcines’ alerted me recently to the news that a 26-storey ‘pig tower’ had not only…
DetailsABOVE: Stockyard Industries supplied and installed 168 freedom-style mating stalls with lifting back gates, plus a Big Dutchman automatic feedline and six-tonne silo. Victorian-based producer Grant Kelly and his family…
DetailsABOVE: Pig enjoy muddy wallows, which they use to help regulate their body temperature in warmer weather and protect themselves from sunburn, flies and external parasites. Photo: Crispin Jones Curious…
DetailsABOVE: There are many parameters to determine the impact of heat stress. For example, feed and water intake, panting score and feed conversion rate. Photo: Phytobiotics With the 2022-23 summer…
DetailsBacon can elevate any dish, but pair the crispy salty goodness with bourbon, as Sean’s Kitchen has, and you’re onto a real winner. The SkyCity eatery has made a name…
DetailsWith the unprecedented rainfall continuing, communities across Australia are repeatedly facing the heartbreaking challenges that floods deliver. The team at Aussie Pumps understands that pain and reacts fast during natural…
DetailsAbove:Global ASF Overview – The SowBridge series (July 2022). Presented by Vincent der Beek, Pig Progress. Magenta indicates ASF occurrence 2007-2022 (65). Green indicates eliminated ASF after 2007 (2). In…
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