Mycotoxins in swine feed are something that requires constant monitoring to accurately identify the concentrations of individual mycotoxins and to decide how best to respond. New studies have shown that some mycotoxins affect our pigs even at lower levels than we previously thought. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Chris Parks and Dr. Don Giesting about how mycotoxins can affect pigs and at what thresholds we need to be concerned and looking for methods to mitigate the negative effects they have...
For the first time ever, Senecavirus A (SVA) has been detected in feed ingredients imported from an endemically infected country. This is the first real-world proof that viruses can be transmitted via export feeds.
- Dr. Scott Dee, Director of Research for Pipestone Applied Research, highlights the importance of this news: although laboratory work has already proven it’s possible, this is real-world proof.
About a month ago, Dr. Dee was contacted by a pork production company, which later per...
African swine fever (ASF) is spreading at an alarming pace in Europe, particularly in the east of the continent, despite efforts to combat it. Countries are facing great difficulties in controlling and eliminating the disease,according to the World Organization for Animal Health.
- The areas that are mainly affected are Romania, Moldova, and western Russia, but the disease has also appeared in Italy and Germany. Ukraine is being monitored, and France and the Netherlands have so far escaped this...
Can you guess who had the lowest price for pork in South America in August? According to the Paraguayan Association of Pig Producers (APPC), Paraguay takes home that prize – the value per kilo of live weight represented the lowest price for animals brought to slaughterhouses in the region.
- Uruguay, on the other hand, had the highest prices in the region, followed by Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
Jorge Ramírez, president of the APPC, indicated the devaluation coincides with the in...
Let’s pause here for a sec: how many times have you attempted to stay up to date with the latest research and the hottest content in the swine industry, searched online for a high-quality course… and found nothing?
- Now, imagine how good it would be if you could not only have access to the best courses, but if all of them were available on a single platform and accessible with a single membership subscription.
Well, this tool has a name: Swine it + – the “Netflix of the swine industry,” sp...
Life is full of ironies… take this latest development on Proposition 12, for instance. On the same day the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) filed a reply brief with the US Supreme Court against it, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced it had completed the implementation rules.
- The NPPC and AFBF will present their case on October 11.
- The reply brief is one step closer to showing the Supreme Court how the Calif...
On September 7, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously nominated Doug McKalip to serve as the chief agricultural trade negotiator at the US Trade Representative office. He has over 30 years of federal public experience – including several leadership positions at the Department of Agriculture and with the Domestic Policy Council – and the support of over 100 agricultural organizations.
- His name has already come up here in a previous edition – you can check that out here.
- Mr. McKalip, as the...