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China is no different than other pig-producing areas; it is affected by well-known diseases that reduce productivity and profitability.
Saturday. January 21st, 2017Pathogenic diarrheas are quite common, but they are often confused with non-pathogenic secretory diarrheas, which can be avoided by correct feed formulation
Saturday. January 21st, 2017Smithfield Foods executives touted income and profit increases in their third quarter earnings conference call on October 26. Total operating profits increased
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017The purchase price for Clougherty Packing LLC was US$145 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments at closing.
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017Pig producers’ feed purchasing and handling operations will buy from local grain farmers.
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017Some US grain handlers dislike Smithfield Foods’ increasing purchase of animal feed grain directly from farmers and storage of that pig feed
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017North Carolina State University researchers boosted piglet growth performance without antibiotics by including stabilized rice gran in the piglets’ feed
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017Researchers will present the findings of two industry-sponsored studies on the use of enzymes as growth promoters in pigs and poultry
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017Preliminary results of a study on heat stress using live probiotic yeast showed increased resistance to heat stress and benefits to feeding behavior
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017Creep feed intake is highly variable not only between litters but also within the same litter. Nevertheless, some guidelines are needed
Tuesday. January 17th, 2017