
Tag Archives Pig farming

Big pig: large farms in China link up with small ones

China acknowledges domestic pork shortage
Rising prices are now a top political concern for Beijing

Maple Leaf pulls ahead on open sow housing
Gestation crates will be a thing of the past at Maple Leaf Foods as of 2021, three years ahead of the National Farm Animal Care Council’s deadline

China’s multi-storey hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
The structures are as high as 13 floors and save land costs but production experts worry about disease risk

GOING BIG: Chinese pork producers supersize
The country is the world’s top pork market, but until recently most of it has been raised on small operations

Hog production faces opposing ideologies
Hog Watch holds events opposing legislative changes, Manitoba Pork responds

Pig pats promote productivity
The less fearful of humans a swine herd is, the higher its productivity will be

Pork industry expects hog barn surge
The end of a lengthy moratorium and new lending guidelines are driving a spike in inquiries about building new barns

Hog enrichment comes in many forms
Not just toys for pigs, enrichment makes swine smarter and easier to transport

Pork sector builds on hope
Four new barns will be built in 2016
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