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Pork provides high-quality proteins, B-group vitamins, and essential minerals that contribute to growth, muscle health, and overall well-being.

Latin America stands at a turning point toward a more sustainable swine industry focused on implementing the best practices in animal welfare.

Applying biosecurity measures in daily farm operations helps prevent disease, optimize production, and ensure safe and sustainable practices.

Feeding animals from weaning until they leave the farm accounts for 50–60% of total production costs.

The Observatory for the Treatment of Swine Slurry (OTPP) calls for extending the useful life of waste cogeneration plants by 10–15 years.

A total of 99 farms will compete for one of the statuettes at the gala to be held on October 24 in Lleida.

Training, and above all, education, are key to avoiding mistakes and complying with biosecurity protocols.

Enric Mateu, doctor in Veterinary Medicine from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ​​offers us an overview of the current situation and explains how the virus has evolved, its impact, and the lessons learned during this time.

Pork accounts for 42% of all meat consumed in Spanish households, consolidating its leadership over other animal proteins.

Adapting to new regulations, environmental sustainability, technological innovation, and the need to strengthen its image in the eyes of the public are some of the challenges the sector must face.

The North American country is the second-largest producer of pork and the first exporter worldwide.

The Cal General farm in Figuerola de Orcau (Lleida) has a fattening facility with a capacity for 6,000 pigs.

Adequate climate control during the fattening phase offers substantial benefits in terms of feed conversion rates, animal welfare, and behavior.

To successfully face the challenges of the future, it is essential to apply practices and technologies on our farms that help us improve.

The new facilities will manage slurry and chicken manure to generate thermal energy and reuse the liquid fraction as irrigation and cleaning water.