In more than one way, the global pig community is likely to be affected by the recent trade disputes which have been started by US president Trump. Both the international soybean trade as well as the pork trade have been [...]
A new study showed that eating insects benefits the human microbiome. This may hold promise for promoting gut health in livestock animals. Crickets, like other insects, contain fibres, such as chitin, that are different from the dietary fibre found in foods [...]
Age, income, education, occupation and religion all have an impact on willingness to pay for animal welfare friendly eggs, according to research on consumer buying habits in Taiwan. Respondents associated with traditional religions such as Buddhism and Taoism were willing [...]
Escalating feed costs due to the drought affecting much of Europe has prompted German egg producers to call on supermarkets for price rises. Germany’s wheat crop is expected to be 25% lower than last year, which is set to push [...]
US feed grain supplies rose 4.4 million metric tons in July as increased acreage for corn, sorghum, barley, and oats boosted production by 5.3 million tons. This is according to the latest Feed Outlook, published by the USDA. With carryin down [...]
We can feed the world if humans change their dietary choices. This will entail eating more maize for example. It is often said that we have to produce more crops and animal protein to feed the growing world population. However, [...]
While detailed behaviour tracking in larger livestock has proved a valuable tool for improving efficiency, a poultry flock’s greater population and erratic habits have made chickens much harder to pin down. Until now. Meet the Swiss researchers whose innovative [...]
The Pig Site speaks to Karl Kerns, fertility researcher at the University of Missouri and author of a recently published study investigating the true function of zinc in sperm maturation and swine fertility Researchers at the University of Missouri found [...]
Moving hens into cage-free environments involves additional costs and new challenges, but egg producers can address these in part by focusing in on 5 factors. Surprisingly there is a large cost differential between types of cage-fee laying systems. Many food [...]
Scientists at a leading UK research centre have made real progress in making a more efficient and cheaper vaccine to combat Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV). IBV is a hugely challenging poultry disease around the globe and it has been estimated [...]
