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How consumer power could end Russia’s antibiotic silence
The quality of porkmeat has, for a long time, been a concern for consumers in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Many…
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Europe sweats as swine fever threat goes global
Previously confined to the European part of Russia and the Baltic states, the spread of African swine fever (ASF) further…
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Disease instability and politics threaten Russia’s global aims
Last year, Russia produced 3.39 million tonnes of pork, to overtake Vietnam as the world’s fifth most prolific producer. The…
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Russian production rallies but the chill wind of ASF spreads further west
Despite some huge challenges, such as the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic and falling prices, the Russian pig sector has…
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How Russian ASF plan could force small pig producers out of business
In the first half of 2016, Russian pig farmers produced 1.5 million tonnes of pork in slaughter weight – 12…
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How to measure light
This time, I want to talk about a very useful idea I’ve used on most of my farm visits for…
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Outdoor sows and bright spring sunshine
All my life among pigs, I’ve been involved with light and how it affects their performance. It all started way…
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The benefits of bandwidth piggery ventilation
Much water has passed under the bridge of modern ventilation practice, and with it comes the installation of the latest…
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Paybacks on bandwidth ventilation control
Bandwidth ventilation is with us and, if properly programmed so as to cover the likely environmental and management variations of…
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The new and exciting world of accelerators
The arrival of accelerators in the past two years is interesting. They’re fed to young pigs from the neonate onwards…