Author Archives: SAPPO

Feedback from the EPP

A word from the CEO Feedback from the EPP Johan Kotzé recently attended the European ...

27
May
Dealing with an ASF disaster

by Dr Peter Evans Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; ...

04
May
FMD in South Africa

A word from the CEO Click the Image below to play the video. FMD in ...

15
Apr
Things to remember when starting a pig farming enterprise

Production costs are very high. This is not the time to allow unproductive animals to ...

31
Mar
The importance of South Africa’s compartment system

South Africa’s compartment system came under the spotlight when African swine fever (ASF) occurred in ...

31
Mar
OBITUARY: DERICK VAN DER WALT

Derick van der Walt 14 July 1958–24 March 2022 It is with extreme sadness that ...

25
Mar
PORCUS PrimeCuts March 2022

05
Mar
Pig semen can fly in Rwanda

Source: Vincent ter Beek, Pig Progress, 21 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/ Rwanda media report ...

28
Feb
USDA commits $215 million to expand meat and poultry processing

Source: The Pig Site/Global Ag Media, photo credit: 123RF/davit85 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary ...

28
Feb
Mexico: Agreement to strengthen epidemiological surveillance

Source: Pig333.com, 25 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/azazellobq Given the importance of the swine industry ...

28
Feb
Pirbright explores how pig immune system fights flu

Source: The Pig Site, Global Ag Media, 21 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/crystallight Pirbright scientists ...

28
Feb
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, The Conversation, 24 February 2022, photo credit: 123RF/nightman1965 No man qualifies as ...

28
Feb