Author Archives: SAPPO

Feed conversion: An objective measure of success

By Matt Murphy, Director of Technical Operations at The Maschhoffs Pork production is an act ...

Tough decisions: Animal mortality disposal during a disease outbreak

African swine fever (ASF) is taking over the news headlines now, but it’s not the ...

African swine fever in Vietnam: 2.5 Million pigs culled to date

African swine fever (ASF) has caused more than 2.5 million pigs to be culled in ...

USDA enhances African swine fever surveillance efforts

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness ...

Canada presents its African swine fever action plan

Canada presented its progress in developing an ASF action plan at G7 and OIE meetings ...

Organised agriculture reacts to the SONA

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SAPPO’s ASF report released

SAPPO’s comprehensive ASF report about the resent outbreaks in South Africa was released in June. ...

SA could be renewables forerunner – expert

Marelise van der Merwe, Fin24 South Africa could be among the forerunners in outside-the-box renewable ...

Will African swine fever push consumers to alternative proteins?

Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork Consumers want more protein, but research shows they don’t understand ...

The reality behind food, brain development and the economy

Simoné van Niekerk, consumer scientist, CFAM Technologies Malnutrition and reduced brain function Malnutrition is a ...

ASF anti-viral drugs to be developed

Belgian biotechnology company ViroVet is to partner with animal disease research body Pirbright Institute to ...

Are you SAPPO’s exhibitor of the year?

For the first time, an exhibitor of the year will be crowned at SAPPO’s AGM ...