Because weanling pigs do not tolerate great quantities of soybean meal in the diet, alternative sources of protein must be used. Blood products, such as blood meal and plasma protein, are common ...

Pig producers are facing pressure from all sides, with farmgate prices continuing to decline and feed prices cripplingly high. There are concerns prices are likely to remain high in the coming months, ...

By-products from food and drink manufacturing are helping to future-proof pig farms from rising feed costs. Co-products can cost as little as £1.20 per percentage point of dry matter (DM) and their ...

A new study shows that if the European Union lifted the pigswill ban imposed following 2001's foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, and harnessed technologies developed in East Asian countries for ...