Home › Weekly Overview: US Pig Numbers: PED Costs Half a Piglet Per Litter
 

Keywords :   


Weekly Overview: US Pig Numbers: PED Costs Half a Piglet Per Litter

2014-03-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - The average number of piglets reared per litter and the number of animals in the feeding herd are both down, according to the latest quarterly statistics from the US, writes Jackie Linden. With the breeding herd slightly higher, are we beginning to see the impact on the market of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks in the US over the last 11 months? Canada now has 44 confirmed outbreaks and PED continues to be reported in Japan.

Tags: half costs numbers overview

Category:Agriculture and Forestry

Latest from this category

All news
05.07Still no sign of herd rebuilding
05.07Are manure pumping practices impacting PRRSV, PEDV spread?
05.07Meat industry association calls for Chinese trade agreement
04.07K-State hosts African swine fever mitigation workshop
04.07Cooling methods for finishing swine
03.07Wild ride in feeder cattle markets
03.07PLC accepts rolling submissions for research proposals bolstering federal lands ranching
03.07Minnesota cattleman selected for National Beef Program
Agriculture and Forestry »
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Probabilistic Storm Surge Graphics
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Storm Surge Watch/Warning Map
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Storm Surge Watch/Warning Map
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Graphics
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Graphics
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Forecast Discussion Number 29
05.07Tropical Storm Beryl Wind Speed Probabilities Number 29
More »