Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Feed conversion: An objective measure of success

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

29
Jun
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 ...

29
Jun
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 ...

21
Jun
The reality behind food, brain development and the economy

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

21
Jun
ASF anti-viral drugs to be developed

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

21
Jun
Social pigs: A new dimension to pig genetics

A pioneering study by the Danish Pig Research Centre has confirmed pig sociability as a ...

10
Jun
Vermin and biosecurity

How to protect your farm against vermin, falls into three areas: • Making our site ...

10
Jun
Meat Matters: The truth behind curing meats

In the pork business, we love our cured meats – bacon, ham, hotdogs, sausages. In ...

10
Jun
How are water licences processed?

Agri SA’s Water Desk explains how water licences are processed. Read more

29
May
Hormel lawsuit reveals what ‘natural’ meat really means

Bloomberg Consumers want “natural” meat—and the biggest meat companies want to sell it to them. ...

29
May
Breeding reduces environmental impact with 1% per year

Results of a new study by Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands, show that breeding reduces ...

29
May
Biosecurity: Water, know its origin

There are only three things that every pig takes in every day and those are ...

21
May