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All the latest information about the pig sector, and Rotecna's activities.

Grow Feeder Maxi, the first feeder injected in plastic

Grow Feeder Maxi, the first feeder injected in plastic

28th April 2022 - News

The Grow Feeder Maxi is an “ad libitum” fattening hopper with a tilting mechanism and adjustable water flow.


Technical study
Strategies to reduce neonatal mortality of piglets

Strategies to reduce neonatal mortality of piglets

21st April 2022 - Studies

It is not accurate to give mortality rates of live births at weaning of about 15% or more.


The Spanish pig sector, a world leader

The Spanish pig sector, a world leader

06th April 2022 - News

Different professionals highlighted the role of the pig sector in the XV International Congress of Pig Reproduction held in Valencia.

 


Innovative Rotecna feeder for first-age piglets

Innovative Rotecna feeder for first-age piglets

31st March 2022 - News

The Wallpan takes up less space and makes cleaning easier.


Pork imports, key to the British pig sector

Pork imports, key to the British pig sector

22nd March 2022 - News

It is a country that imports pork, so competing in this market is both an opportunity and a challenge.


Analysis of the Spanish pig sector in 2022

Analysis of the Spanish pig sector in 2022

17th March 2022 - News

The successful figures that the Spanish pork sector has recorded are the result of a business model, a benchmark worldwide.


Markets, the SIGE, and PRRS were discussed at the AVPA conference

Markets, the SIGE, and PRRS were discussed at the AVPA conference

04th March 2022 - News

The increase in energy and production costs, and the decrease in Chinese pork imports have outlined a new horizon with important challenges that Aragonese pig farmers will have to face, which have been discussed at the AVPA's annual technical conference.


More surveillance and control against African swine fever

More surveillance and control against African swine fever

22nd February 2022 - News

The Catalan Government has carried out 33,432 blood tests and 29,088 PCR tests on domestic pigs, in addition to analyzing the bodies of 26 wild boars found dead for reasons unrelated to an accident.


How can we value livestock waste?

How can we value livestock waste?

15th February 2022 - News

We must not talk about slurry as a problem to be solved, but about what it really is, a valuable resource to manage.


Let’s talk about the use of cages in pig production in the EU

Let’s talk about the use of cages in pig production in the EU

08th February 2022 - News

The initiative, which is called "End the cage age", urges the Commission to ban the use of cages in those countries where it is not yet prohibited.


A Chilean university develops a vaccine against Lawsonia

A Chilean university develops a vaccine against Lawsonia

03rd February 2022 - News

Alvaro Ruiz G.: “Our aspiration is under no circumstances to compete with the commercial vaccine, but to offer more options to the farmer.”


Discover all the advantages of the Rotecna SF3D fattening feeder

Discover all the advantages of the Rotecna SF3D fattening feeder

20th January 2022 - Success stories

Alòs completed last year the last expansion of his farm with a new fattening area with a capacity for 1,000 pigs.


Technical study
Keys to feeding gestating sows

Keys to feeding gestating sows

10th January 2022 - Studies

Electronic feeding offers the farmer a set of options to configure a strategy according to the needs of each of his animals.


New heat detector for sows by Rotecna

New heat detector for sows by Rotecna

04th January 2022 - News

The system allows detection and marking the sows that are ready to be inseminated at the right time reliably and automatically.


Chile increases its pork exports

Chile increases its pork exports

16th December 2021 - News

High levels of technology and strict sanitary measures have positioned Chile as the sixth largest exporter of pork in terms of volume.


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