Source: UK Farmer’s Weekly, 11 July 2020, photo credit: Vilofoss
Cost and productivity concerns have reignited in the UK pig sector after farrowing crate rule changes were made in Germany last week.
German farmers were told they have 15 years to cut farrowing crate times from 35 to just five days as part of a tranche of new German pig welfare guidelines.
Industry leaders say renewed government focus would now fall on UK producers to alter farrowing systems, using German regulations as leverage.
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The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in the value chain to enable the sustainability and profitability of pork producers in South Africa.
