Heat stress in pigs can vary strongly depending on the region where the animals are being kept. As a tropical climate is part of his daily routine, Prof Bruno Silva of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, has [...]
Danish welfare and housing expert Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen was one of the driving forces behind the international conference ‘Loose Lactation Sows 2018’. Both the triple P (Pig, Pen and People) as well as the triple F (Future, Fantastic and [...]
Some often say that livestock animals are spreading antibiotic resistance bacteria to humans. But is there enough proof to state this? Researchers in the UK found that robust conclusions cannot be drawn. Various studies have suggested that AMR bacteria and [...]
A pioneer in the Indian poultry market: that’s the best way to describe Life Line Feeds. 20 years ago, they invested in floor housing for their broiler breeders at a time when cages were still the norm in India. Soon, [...]
Producing animal feed is all about quality, according to the nutritionists at National Feed and Flour, one of the largest feed mills in the United Arab Emirates. “But we still need to educate farmers that cheap feed doesn’t always [...]
Pig management expert John Gadd has more often written about airbags – simple solutions to help solve local ventilation problems in pig houses. Now what to do when sows are kept in groups on straw – are airbags still [...]
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) forecasts worldwide protein shortages by 2050 and Europe wants to be less dependent on massive soy imports and reduce global overfishing for fishmeal. That is why Wageningen Livestock Research is doing research on insects [...]
Smart farms that can maximise poultry production and even detect avian influenza without the use of human help are being developed in the Far East. LG Innotek, LG’s electrical components affiliate, has announced that it will develop farms equipped with [...]
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has terminated its anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases related to US sorghum and revoked preliminary duties on imports of the grain. According to the US Grains Council, this is good news for US sorghum producers [...]
British researchers have generated tools that allow scientists to understand a vital area of the pig immune system which was previously inaccessible. The publication was authored by scientists from various universities and institutes in the United Kingdom, including e.g. Cardiff University and The [...]
