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…
Evidence of Absence Surveillance Project
ABOVE: Vets can use their professional judgment based on case-by-case variables, such as the degree of the initial suspicion, sample types and the stage of the disease. To support the…
April 2023
April edition headlines Students and industry benefit with placements Industry sustainability campaign launch Supporting market access for Aussie pork Germany advancing on Australia in high welfare war for farm animals…
Videos for managing and monitoring feral pigs
ABOVE: Demonstrating baiting and trapping for effective feral pig management. Darren Marshall from SQ Landscapes in Queensland and Richard Evison from Westpork. As many of you know, the National Feral…
New vaccine for JEV protection
ABOVE: The vaccine protected 90 percent of piglets in a trial from JEV infection. Photo: Australian Pork Limited Australian Pork Limited is currently funding a project on the development of…