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Fewer Breeding Pigs, More Finishers in UK's 2013 Livestock Census
2014-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The latest census of pig numbers in the United Kingdom in December 2013 reveals the breeding herd down by two per cent from 12 months previously and there are 10 per cent fewer gilts for future breeding. There are five per cent more fattening pigs.
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Agreement for Improved Welfare of Danish Pigs
2014-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - A new agreement for improving pig welfare standards has been reached between the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dan Jørgensen, and organisations with an interest in pig production.
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Fewer Dutch Pigs Castrated
2014-03-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
THE NETHERLANDS - Almost three-quarters of Dutch boars are now left uncastrated - significantly more than the five per cent at the start of the study.
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Study Takes a Closer Look at the Calcium Available in Canola Meal as Part of a Pig's Diet
2014-03-17 20:07:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences When formulating and calculating diets for pigs, it is more accurate to use values for standardized or true nutrient digestibility than values for apparent nutrient digestibility because the former are additive in mixed diets. Research at the University of Illinois is helping to determine the true digestibility of calcium that is included in swine diets. read more
Spot Buyers Looking for Pigs
2014-03-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Spot buyers are looking for pigs but with the DAPP at 162.88p, they will have to be 166p+ to compete, writes Peter Crichton in his Traffic Lights commentary for 13 March.
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