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Larger Sow Farms Drive Shift to Larger Buildings
2016-11-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
The size of individual sow farms continues to increase in the US; just a few years ago 2,400 head units were considered large, but new sow farms under construction this year range between 5,000 to 14,000 head in size.
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Bird flu hits Cameroon's poultry farms
2016-11-11 13:17:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How the spread of bird flu in West Africa is crippling Cameroon's poultry industry.
Vaccines Offer Potential to Reduce Antibiotic Use on Pig Farms
2016-11-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Professor with the University of Saskatchewan says vaccines have an important role to play in helping reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock production, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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New Label Expected to Drive Welfare Improvements on Danish Pig Farms
2016-11-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Following on from the news that Denmark is introducing a new government-backed animal welfare logo for pork products, ThePigSite gleaned more information from Trine Vig, Chief Advisor, Animal Welfare and Animal Health Policy, Danish Agriculture and Food Council, who was speaking about the logo at the Herning Pig Congress.
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Antibiotic Benchmarking Offers Opportunity to Monitor, Manage Use on Pig Farms
2016-11-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Veterinarian with Warman Veterinary Services says antibiotic benchmarking offers farms an opportunity to better monitor and manage their use of antibiotics, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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