Which is the current situation in Spain? The Spanish pig sector still leads the fight for the avoidance of the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock. The National Plan Against Antibiotic Resistances (Plan Nacional Frente A La Resistencia A Los Antibióticos [PRAN]) has implemented a series of programs for the voluntary reduction in the consumption […]
You can download the complete infographic here: Protein consumption behaviour changes. The Farm
(Marina Mosquera, PhD, URV-IPHES) for The Farm Revolution Pigs are included in the superorder Ungulata (this is, they walk on the tip of their toes, that are normally lined with hooves), the order Artiodactyla (they have an even number of fingers, and they bear weight on two at least), the family Suidae, the genus […]
The pork sector in Spain The Spanish pork sector generates more than 300,000 direct and 100,000 indirect jobs. We are the 4th global and the 2nd European pork producer. How have we gone this far? Thanks to the investments made in R&D and to the professionalisation of the sector. Why is training […]
What’s happening in Germany? In these last few weeks, several ASF cases have been confirmed in Germany, the first European pork exporter. Immediately, countries like China, Japan, Singapore, The Philippines, South Korea and Argentina announced a ban on the importation of pigs from Germany. This has entailed a strong blow for the German pig sector, […]
What is the integration model? Integration is a business model that has 2 parts: an integrator and an integrated farmer: The integrator is the owner of the animals and who provides the feed, veterinary drugs, genetics, insemination, technical knowledge… The integrated farmer is the producer, the owner of the farm, who has the structure where […]
What is One Health? We people and animals share the same space, and because of that it is very important to take care of both animal and human health, because there are infectious mechanisms that affect us both. Several diseases, such as Ebola, rabies, listeriosis, and now Covid-19, have an animal origin. Due to this […]
Our first cycle of webinars has focused on the image of the pork sector seen from all its angles: its national and international image, the image from the viewpoint of the associations that defend animal rights… We will explain here all you need to know about how they see us from outside the sector, […]
For the first time, we have organized a webinar on animal nutrition and we have counted on the special collaboration of Bioibérica. It is a company specialized in animal biomolecules with a high biological and therapeutic value that they transform into high-quality products for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, veterinary, food, and agricultural industries. Protein sources […]
We are closing this series of webinars on the image of the pig sector with a very special debate in which 2 representatives of animal protection associations offered us their viewpoints about our sector. Our image is linked to the care and protection of the animals and the environment. Therefore, it is necessary to listen […]
In our 4th webinar on the image of the pork sector, we have focused on the international account. How is the image of the pig sector perceived worldwide? What do they think about us in Latin America, Asia, and Europe? Just like it happens in Spain, the consumers’ opinion does not frequently match reality. This […]
In our second “One Health” webinar we talked about one of the most worrying diseases for the pig industry: African swine fever (ASF). African swine fever (ASF) is a serious disease that affects domestic and wild pigs of all breeds and ages. Its danger lies on the high mortality it causes in domestic pigs and […]
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