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Maximizing Crossbred Pig Performance
2016-05-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Crossbreeding is the most widely used production system in the swine industry, and thus the genetic improvement goal is to improve crossbred performance under commercial conditions.
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EU Pig Production Growth Slowed in February
2016-05-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Provisional figures from the EU Commission show that EU pig meat production increased year-on-year in February – up 6 per centto 1.95 million tonnes.
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Using Fewer Antibiotics Does Not Affect Overall Profit, Dutch Pig Farmers Find
2016-05-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NETHERLANDS - At a recent closed meeting in Amsterdam, European Ministers of Health and Ministers of Agriculture met to discuss the “One Health” approach. Minister for Agriculture Martijn van Dam highlighted examples from Dutch pig farms, where producers found that the prevention of infections is indeed possible through improved practices. Furthermore, prevention, he said, is possible without negatively impacting profits, writes Melanie Epp for ThePigSite.
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Northern Ireland Pig Farmers Disappointed Processors
2016-05-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NORTHERN IRELAND - The Ulster Farmers’ Union says pig producers are being squeezed between rising feed costs and a failure by processors to deliver a meaningful price increase, despite prices rising for farmers south of the border and in Great Britain.
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New Focus Farm Initiative to Improve Pig Farm Performance
2016-05-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - AHDB Pork is launching a first-of-its-kind initiative for English pig producers and allied industry. The Focus Farm is centred on ‘hands-on’ involvement and aims to improve physical and financial pig performance.
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