AgriFutures Rural Women’s Awards
ABOVE: The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award 2023 black-tie evening will be attended by alumni, government officials, industry and private sector representatives and media. From the 2022 event, runner up Kimberley…
Investing in stockpeople is an investment in animal welfare
ABOVE: Pork producer Mark McLean has improved sow productivity on both Riverhaven Enterprises’ operation farms through improved farm management, genetics and staff training and development. Stockmanship is an occupation that…
July 2023
July edition headlines Investigating sow farrowing Calling out bad behaviour Investing in stockpeople is an investment in animal welfare and agricultural sustainability Cutting remarks and cry for more pork talk…
June 2023
June edition headlines CCTV in livestock processing Carbon dioxide stunning Stopping animal abuse with video surveillance One hundred not out for Craig Mostyn Group PorkStar kicks off 2023 events with…
Great Aussie composting roadshow
ABOVE: A key learning distinction was made between compost – which has been matured or cured for over 16 weeks – and ‘hot mix’, which commonly undergoes only the first…
Australian supermarket meats found to contain superbugs
ABOVE: The report revealed the presence of multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria in chicken and pork meat sold in Australian supermarkets New research highlighted recently on ABC’s 7.30 Report revealed the presence of…
New framework to categorise enrichment for farm animals
ABOVE: Environmental enrichment is often assumed to improve animal welfare, even in the absence of evidence for actual improvements. Environmental enrichment is often assumed to improve animal welfare, even in…
Bringing land managers together to address impacts of feral pigs
ABOVE: A report on the potential economic consequences to the Australian economy of an African swine fever incursion was released several weeks ago. pig The recent interception and seizure of…
One-page papers for APSA 2023
The nineteenth biennial conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) will be held at the Sofitel Brisbane from November 13-16, 2023. As a key supporter of research, development, education…
May 2023
May edition headlines New framework to categorise enrichment for farm animals Appreciation of Australian produce Pig gassing footage highlights broken animal welfare system Names matter amid stunning revelations Bringing land…
Quality assurance auditor training on pork sites in SA
ABOVE: Andrew Johnson, Cam Parker, Margo Andrae, Andrew Borgmeyer, Sofroni Eglezos, Andre Kings, the author, Charley-Rose Ford, Marianne Nelson and Ashley Barnes in front of the Mt Boothby Pastoral Co…
Piglet survivability breeding goal in DanBred
ABOVE: DanBred implemented new breeding goals in July 2022, which saw the previous ‘live piglets at day five’ LP5 goal split into three data points, termed ‘piglet survivability’. In last…