Using piggery waste as a valuable by-product

After eight years of revamping,  Baynesfield Estate outside Pie–termaritzburg now boasts a new expanded piggery ...

Congratulations to the team of Joseph Baynes Estate

On the photo are from left: Dirk Uys (Bayer), Edward Vorster (Mahela Farming, farmer of ...

Hard work rewarded

Thobile Mpontshane, a pig producer from Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was named DAFF’s commercial female ...

Strict measures to stop ASF in China

Chinese authorities have announced strict new measures in an attempt to halt the country’s fast-growing ...

Flies may be responsible for ASF spread

Flies that have been in contact with pigs infected with African swine fever (ASF) could ...

PORCUS Nov-Dec 2018

Agbiz and Agri SA reacts strongly against amendment of the Constitution

Agbiz “Agbiz has noted with disappointment and concern the recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee ...

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China’s fat pigs may not face such a strict diet after all

China’s 400 million pigs may not have to go on such a stringent diet after ...

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to farm animal welfare

New study shows that farm animal welfare is not compromised on larger farms – but ...

Australian pork industry reaches crisis point

Australia’s pork industry is facing tough times on two fronts with prices hitting new lows ...

Strategies to enhance piglet birth weight

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