Author Archives: SAPPO

Calcium-to-phosphorus ratio established for 11 to 22 kg pigs

By Lauren Quinn, University of Illinois College of ACES The amount of calcium in pig ...

Future of Zinc Oxide in piglet diets: Feedback from the Zero Zinc Summit

Feedback from the Zero Zinc Summit 2019, Denmark By WJ Steyn, SwiNE Nutrition Management Feeding ...

The truth about swine influenza

There is NO evidence that Swine influenza occurs in pigs There is no evidence that ...

Equities, yuan plunge as Trump escalates trade war with China

AFP, 26 August 2019 Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher: White House When ...

SA must brace for more hikes in taxes, electricity tariffs – economist

Carin Smith, Fin24, 22 August 2019 The challenge posed by heavily indebted Eskom means that ...

SAPPO’s latest ASF report

SAPPO’s updated ASF report was released on 16 August 2019.Read more

Consumers taught how to cook pork properly

“We’re serious about teaching SA consumers how to cook pork properly and our first series ...

Petrol price set to rise in September and things could get worse – AA

Based on the current data, the price of petrol could increase by up to ten ...

Robustness impacts overall profitability

The term “robustness” means different things to different people, but producers know it’s an important ...

How to achieve long-term reduction in antimicrobial use in your pig herd

With the global drive to stop routine antimicrobial use in livestock and reduce use of ...

Agriculture can save South Africa from its unemployment crisis

Agri SA is concerned about the rising unemployment rate and wishes to remind the government ...

Bulgarian pig farmers balk at order to cull pigs to prevent ASF

Some Bulgarian farmers are refusing to comply with measures to protect the country’s hog herd ...