Category Archives: Global news

China’s pork production has increased greatly

Source: Pig333.com, 19 July 2021, photo credit: Foreign Policy Institute In the first half of ...

ASF Germany: Outbreaks found in 3 farms with domestic pigs

Source: Vincent ter Beek, Pigs Progress, 16 July 2021, photo credit: Archyworldys.com African Swine Fever ...

RSPCA urges UK to act as the EU moves to phase out farm cages

Source: The Pig Site, 5 July 2021, photo credit: Dachser The animal welfare charity welcomes ...

Brazilian Piau pig breed maintains FCR under heat stress

Source: Daniel Azevedo, Pig Progress, 10 July 2021, photo credit: Pig Progress, Paulo Henrique Reis ...

Swine fever variants lead to mass outbreaks across China

Source: Du Caicai and Cai Xuejiao, Caixin, 21 June 2021, photo credit: Space and Culture ...

Slashing wild boar population with feed contraception

Treena Hein, Pig Progress, 30 June 2021, photo credit: USA Today A new solution has ...

Taiwan postpones pork referendum amid COVID-19 concerns

The Pig Site, 5 July 2021, photo credit: The Conversation Taiwan will postpone four referendums ...

Sharp decline in Germany’s pig inventory over the last decade

Source: Pig333.com, 1 May 2021, photo credit: Annibal Affonso According to preliminary data from the ...

Brazil: New resolution for commercialization and monitoring of genetically modified animals

Source: Pig333.com, 28 June 2021, photo credit: Financial Times The National Technical Commission for Biosafety ...

China to buy pork for state reserves to support prices

Source: The Pig Site, 28 June 2021, photo credit: Epicurious China’s state planner said on ...

Agricultural climate mitigation bill becomes first in history in the US Senate

Source: Edward Buckler, CropForLife, 26 June 2021, photo credit: Freepik Biden said American farmers would ...

NPA hits back at ‘misleading’ Guardian article on antibiotic usage

Source: Alistair Driver, PigWorld, 17 June 2021, photo credit: MEDPAGE TODAY The NPA has strongly ...