A decade after the food price spikes of 2007/ 2008, conditions on world agricultural markets are very different. Production has grown strongly across commodities, and in 2017 reached record levels for most cereals, meat types, dairy products, and fish, [...]
Nanostructures and a binding protein create a shell strong enough to protect a chick but soft enough for it to hatch. Birds have benefited from millions of years of evolution to make the perfect eggshell – a thin, protective biomineralised [...]
Antibiotics usage in the Netherlands’ pig industry has dropped further. In 2017, the country’s swine sector reduced its use by 1.9%. The Netherlands have been one of the countries on the forefront of antibiotic reduction, and there is an active [...]
An estimated 80 million European households own at least 1 pet. This high number of pets has increased the pet food turnover. This is according to the latest annual figures from the European Pet Food Federation (Fediaf) that show that [...]
World 2018/19 wheat supplies decreased this month by 1.2 million tons. This is stated in the latest WSDE June report from the USDA. The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, published June 12, writes that the decrease in [...]
Can certain probiotic strains colonise and persist in 1-month old calves? Research from Uruguay showed that it can. The use of native microorganisms with probiotic capacity is an alternative tool for the treatment and prevention of several diseases that affect [...]
The analysis of meat inspection data at slaughter suggests there are links between genetic variation and the most common indicators of poor animal welfare. Matthew Wedzerai reveals all about using a new technique to highlight important production traits whilst [...]
Angela Zhang, IQC Insights, provides an in-depth analysis of China’s pork industry over the last 12 months and adds her predictions for the industry in 2018. China’s expanding pork import volume in 2016 made overseas pork exporters more ambitious for [...]
The Pig Site speaks to David Houghton and Susie White, Winterbotham Darby, about creating the first pan-European UKAS accredited swine welfare standard In a first for pig welfare, UK-based continental meats supplier, Winterbotham Darby, gained accreditation for their Winterbotham Darby European [...]
The feed enzyme market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% from 2017, to reach 1,428.6 Million by 2022. This is according to a research report from MarketsandMarkets. The market for protease in feed enzymes is projected to [...]
