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The biggest Bolivian city, Santa Cruz, is the largest producer of pork, with 80% of total production

The Feeding Ball, a simple and effective mechanism to minimise the loss of fitness during lactation

Awareness of animal welfare issues emerged in Europe in the 1960s and has since not only been consolidated but has also increased significantly throughout the EU with projects such as "Welfare Quality®".

The Dositronic G for gestation sows housed  in groups allows feeding individually of each animal in a controlled manner according to their needs, improving the body condition upon arrival to farrowing and significantly reducing wasted feed.

With a ten-year long history and a lengthy background in the sector, this small farm has 80 sows in a closed cycle.

Meat production in German commercial slaughterhouses declined in the financial year 2018. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that, compared to the previous year, productivity fell by 1.5%, reaching 8 million tonnes.

To use pig slurry as fertiliser, we must know its nutritional composition, the value and fertiliser efficiency of each of them, the specific needs of each crop in each of its growth phases and its productivity per hectare. This will allow us to calculate the dose and application period to adjust the supply of nutrients to their extraction, after which, we must use an application method to ensure a homogeneous distribution.

Swine production in Ireland comes in third place in the country’s gross agricultural production, accounting for 8% of the total.

In its efforts to continuously improve farmer’s profitability, Rotecna launches a new model of its two types of Ni-2, the covers designed to protect newborn piglets.  

With a production of more than 50,000 sows per year, this Irish breeding farm has 2,000 mothers spread over four facilities.

Understanding pig behavior and body language helps improve the relationship between caregivers and animals, contributing to reduced stress, personnel safety risks, and injuries such as skin wounds, bruises, fatigue, and even death.

In a growing sector, with increasingly prolific genetics, in which health is essential to guarantee the future, there are important differences between farms. Productivity and costs are two basic factors to assess whether a farm is doing things right. But what are the keys to being among the best? We spoke with Joan Wennberg, veterinary consultant, to learn the 6 keys to being a model farm.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is the potentially devastating disease with the greatest economic impact in the swine industry today.

Dositronic M allows on-site individualization and control of sow feeding parameters quickly and intuitively via the control panel, which helps increase feed and water intake and improve productivity.

Given the huge success of the TR2, Rotecna expands its range of dry feed hoppers to fattening with the TR3D. This is a new two-sided model with three outlet nozzles, designed to supply large pens of animals. The V-shaped design of the side nozzles means animals can be arranged diagonally, whereby they can eat peacefully without bothering each other, thus avoiding fights and feed wastage.