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PigProgress - News: Scottish pig farmer invests £50,000 in finishing house
With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing house to produce 1,000 plus pigs a year at Kingshornie, Inverbervie.
Small Details Offer Big Feed Savings | Nutrition content from National Hog Farmer
Making sure equipment is properly maintained is just one example of the ways the person working in the barn can impact feed efficiency. Mike Tokach, Kansas State University (KSU), says focusing on specific tasks prior to loading a barn with new pigs, during the loading phase, while doing daily
ASF: Govt Bans Movement of Pigs in Entebbe
UGANDA - The government has instituted a ban on movement of pigs in Wakiso District following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) that has claimed many pigs.
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Belgian Blue secures championship at Hull Christmas Fatstock show
A Belgian Blue steer from J L White, Manor Farm, Eastrington, secured the cattle championship at this week's Hull Christmas Fatstock show and sale at The Cattle Market, Dunswell. Weighing in at 650kg he was purchased for 270p a...
Western Producer - Infrared touted as fire stopper - 2009-09-03 edition
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PigProgress - News: Vair Pig House: Combining animal welfare, housing and a better climate
A novel initiative in the Netherlands, called Vair Pig House, aims to combine animal welfare, housing and a better climate.
PigProgress - News: HelixX air washer for pig farms tests positive for energy reduction (see Video)
The novel version of the decentral HelixX systems, manufactured and marketed by German livestock equipment company Big Dutchman, has received positive feedback from the German Agricultural Society (DLG). The novel version has been confirmed to stand out in energy reduction.
PigProgress - News: EC urged by UK for sow stalls to be taken seriously in all member states
The upcoming sow stall ban has been a hot topic in the pig industry recently, with 2013 approaching rapidly, there is concern that the ban on sow stalls, which officially takes place end of 2012, will not be taken seriously by all member states.
PigProgress - News: Merck/MSD Animal Health - headquarters in New Jersey, US
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, announced that it intends to centralise certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey, USA.
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