All the latest information about the pig sector, and Rotecna's activities.
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27 of January of 21 - News
Rotecna has been included for the fourth consecutive year in CEPYME's ranking of the 500 leading growth companies in Spain.
19 of January of 21 - News
Changes in the structure of the sector have allowed Danish pigs to become one of the largest producers and piglet exporters.
12 of January of 21 - News
The VIGIASAN project aims to develop a livestock surveillance system through movement patterns that can detect infectious diseases early.
05 of January of 21 - News
The implementation of the new technologies on farms has increased production figures.
10 of December of 20 - News
This virus, which only affects the pig species, is typified as the virus that generates the most economic losses in the pig sector.
12 of November of 20 - News
Rotecna has an outstanding offer in electronic feeding systems for sows in farrowing and gestation.
29 of October of 20 - News
The high consumption of pork in Mexico offers an excellent market niche to large exporters.
22 of October of 20 - News
With virtual reallity, we can visualise the product developed from a very inital stage.
15 of October of 20 - News
The Spanish cluster of pig producers has developed several actions with the aim of improving the competitiveness of a key sector in the Spanish economy.
30 of September of 20 - News
The Clear Farm project will include the creation of a platform that will allow us to know the state of the animals on the farms.
17 of September of 20 - News
There are currently thirteen countries in the European Union affected by the ASF, and many have been forced to close the doors for export.
20 of July of 20 - News
SKIOLD has acquired Rotecna (the “Company”) from its founder and two financial sponsors, Talde Private Equity and Oquendo Capital.
08 of July of 20 - News
Since the start of the Covid-19 health crisis, Rotecna has had a Monitoring and Action Committee. Besides, antibody tests have been carried out on all workers.
30 of June of 20 - News
In recent years, pork sales have grown by 8% and the total is expected to continue increasing.
25 of June of 20 - News
In the regular job of a fattening keeper, both physical and mental tasks must be performed.
23 of June of 20 - News
Solid-liquid separation is a system that will have to be implemented on any farm that wants to go further in the treatment of its slurry or wants to differentiate itself.
16 of June of 20 - News
The Spanish swine sector has demonstrated its solidarity and efficiency in an unusual situation, never before seen.
03 of June of 20 - News
Pig production in this Chinese region is concentrated on 43 farms, so most pork is imported.
29 of May of 20 - News
Redirected behaviors: normal behaviors and movements that are directed towards a stimulus that is not normal.
26 of May of 20 - News
Biosecurity is the best tool available to the sector to reduce the risk of disease entry and its spread.
19 of May of 20 - News
We can achieve a reduction of 40-50% in nitrogen and 25% in phosphorus through feed.
15 of May of 20 - News
CREBA, which started its activity four years ago, has a modern facilities for biomedical research with pigs.
12 of May of 20 - News
The increase in local pork production and the rise in the price of beef and lamb has provided pork with a perfect setting for its development.
05 of May of 20 - News
This bacterium is capable of causing significant respiratory problems, impairment and growth retardation at levels that can be very serious.
30 of April of 20 - News
Awarded by the General Directorate for Innovation and Competitiveness, it confirms the innovative nature of the company.
23 of April of 20 - News
The latest research has shown that the pig is a great option for medicine, since due to its similarity to people, different parts of this animal's organism can currently be used in this field.
21 of April of 20 - News
Spanish pork production has increased by 2% in 2019 compared to 2018, leading the European Union's pig production ranking.
16 of April of 20 - News
The sounds that pigs make transmit a wide range of information such as the emotional, mood and psychological state of the animal.
14 of April of 20 - News
The inclusion of a nest in the weaning pens reduces these shortcomings because it allows us to create a thermal comfort space, free from draughts and with the ideal temperature for the piglets to grow satisfactorily.
02 of April of 20 - News
The other side of the pig that few know: clean, intelligent and with a great sense of smell.
26 of March of 20 - News
Specipigs have the same research advantages as conventional pigs, but their weight stabilizes at about 35 kg as they reach adulthood.
24 of March of 20 - News
Resistance to antibiotics, increasing biosecurity requirements and the entitled to welfare benefits, are some of the challenges Higuera will take on during his presidency of the European animal health and welfare group.
20 of March of 20 - News
Pigs are able to use a command to move a sensor on a screen.
19 of March of 20 - News
Minimising well-known risks such as densities, feeding, ventilation and health of the animals is one of the main facts to prevent caudophagia.
25 of February of 20 - News
65.7% of the Guatemalan pig sector is concentrated in technified farms, while the rest (34.3%) is on family or backyard farms.
18 of February of 20 - News
The surge in imports, the opening of new markets and the growth in pork consumption have led Costa Rica's pork sector to expand towards a more ambitious and technical industry.
11 of February of 20 - News
The intake of electrolysed water has interesting effects on animal health, such as improvements in intestinal problems and reduced mortality, among others.
04 of February of 20 - News
From january 28th to 30th, Rotecna’s sales team travelled to the Russian capital to present the latest launched products of the company.
30 of January of 20 - News
We talk to Emilio Magallón. The vet takes a look at the current situation of the pig farming sector and deals with topics of interest such as ASF, the use of antibiotics and slurry management.
21 of January of 20 - News
The transition diet must always be gradual and gentle, to facilitate the difficulty in adapting and the development of the digestive and immune systems. Changing from milk, whose energy and protein values are of great biological value, to feed in which carbohydrates are the main source of energy, is by no means an easy task.
09 of January of 20 - News
The objective of applying creep feeding techniques (supplementing the food of suckling piglets with feed), is to get them to start eating solid feed as soon as possible. This will produce more homogeneous piglets with higher weights, and most important, that can better adapt to the delicate weaning phase.
11 of December of 19 - News
The impact of climate change is accentuated and threatens to mortgage the health of children. Every day we are increasingly aware of the importance of taking steps to conserve and improve the environment. We only have one planet and we must guarantee that future generations can live on it.
04 of December of 19 - News
Spain is the leading supplier of pork for France, with more than 315,000 tonnes per year.
21 of November of 19 - News
The Spanish pig farming sector is probably one of the most relevant in the national and international market, due to the quality and variety of its products, and the important benefits it brings. Nonetheless, pig farming must face different threats and challenges. Carlos Sánchez, veterinarian of the Animal Health Prevention Service of the Generalitat de Catalunya, tells us about these challenges and threats.
19 of November of 19 - News
Nests permit the establishment of a comfortable area that ensures the well-being of the piglets while also creating a space that makes it easier for the operators to tend to the newborn.
12 of November of 19 - News
The Catalan Government recently approved the Soil Fertilisation and Livestock Manure Management Decree. This establishes an absolute moratorium of two years from the publication of the decree for the construction of new farms and the extension of the capacity of existing farms located in any of the 66 municipalities with a high livestock density index (LDI), i.e., over 1.2.
22 of October of 19 - News
The Asian nation is the world's largest pork producer, with just over 54 million tonnes in 2018, representing almost 48 % of world production, according to data recorded by ICEX.
10 of October of 19 - News
The biggest Bolivian city, Santa Cruz, is the largest producer of pork, with 80% of total production
26 of July of 19 - News
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.
15 of July of 19 - News
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.
17 of April of 19 - News
Swine production in Ireland comes in third place in the country’s gross agricultural production, accounting for 8% of the total.
18 of October of 18 - News
With the aim of protecting pig farms from the major impact on the sector of the entry of serious diseases, biosecurity is gaining ground as one of the topics of greatest relevance to the future of the sector. Given this scenario, veterinarian and a biosecurity advisory Josep Casanovas analyses the main challenges and errors in the field of biosecurity. On this occasion, we'll address external biosecurity, and in a future edition we will focus on it internally.
29 of August of 18 - News
The new European regulations on animal welfare, mandatory from January 2013, set out the need to build more spacious pens to create a comfortable environment and avoid stress among animals due to lack of space. Pens should also have a feeding area, a rest area and a defecation area. In terms of size, the regulation establishes a minimum space of 0.65 m2 per fattening pig of up to 110 kilos, and of 1 m2 per fattening of more than 110 kg. More spacious pens make it easier for the pigs to move more freely and develop more natural behaviour.