Author Archives: SAPPO

Mycoplasma elimination possible, but more difficult on farrow-to-finish sites

With the right program in place, eliminating mycoplasma pneumonia is possible on many hog farms. ...

Agri SA launches drought report

Agri SA hosted a press briefing this week about the severe drought experienced throughout South ...

Fatty pork announced as top 10 most nutritious food in the world

Pork belly is considered the holy grail for most pork lovers; after all, who can ...

New website on good farming practices launched

SAPPO launched a new website dealing with best farming practices for pork production. All farmers ...

Foot and mouth in Limpopo of great concern, says RPO

The foot and mouth disease outbreak in Limpopo is of great concern, says the RPO. ...

Australia deports vietnamese man carrying undeclared pork into Sydney

A 60-year-old Vietnamese tourist carrying four kilograms of pork-filled mooncakes has been deported from Australia ...

Philippines authorities seize smuggled pork from China

Customs officers in the Philippines have seized pork smuggled into the country from China.Read more

USMEF Launches ‘I Love U.S. Pork’ Campaign in Mexico

In effort to expand customer outreach in what is already the largest volume market for ...

ASF: Don’t take any risk and think before you say yes

ASF, which is a serious issue in many countries at the moment, is caused by ...

How to preserve antibiotics

Dr Andrew Tucker discussed how to preserve antibiotics at the CS Vet information day in ...

CS Vet introduces new biosecurity grading system

CS Vet has introduced a new biosecurity grading system to assist producers to maintain high ...

L-Glutamine as possible antibiotic replacement in weaner diets

Glutamine is an amino acid, therefore one of the building blocks of protein. It is ...