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By using different methods, Grup Batallé has managed to stabilise the consumption of antibiotics around 100 mg / pcu. 

From March 28th to 31st, Feria de Zaragoza hosts a new edition of FIGAN with a focus on sustainability and precision livestock. 

The Asian country has a consumption of 27 kg/year per capita and imports worth 1,382 million USD.

We have the knowledge and technologies to face all the challenges we have in front of us, if we apply them, we will have a bright and amazing future for us and our farms.

In the last year, the production of five million tons of pork has once again been exceeded.

Once again, this event has brought together more than 200 attendees linked to the pig sector.

The ‘Clot de la Boira’ farm, with a capacity for 400 sows, has been equipped with Rotecna's electronic feeding systems. 

Since 2014, France has maintained similar levels of production, trade and consumption despite the current crisis the sector faces. 

Alberto Pascual: "Change is costly, but it is necessary for evolution.  In this case, it makes us even more efficient and professional."

Cleaning robots are gaining more and more relevance thanks to their multiple advantages.

In a 200 m2 stand, the company will show more than 20 novelties launched on the market since the last edition of the exhibition.

The team at a farm is essential to achieving business success.

However, this increase is not reflected in local production, since consumption continues to be based on imports.

We must inform farmers of the benefits of using slurry, and when and how to apply it properly to maximize crop productivity.

The cost of raw agricultural materials has experienced a great increase, a fact that, together with the surge in the price of energy, poses a challenge for the sector.

The country is the seventh-largest producer globally and the largest consumer of pork in Southeast Asia.

Rotecna's slurry separation system obtains certification from the Generalitat de Catalunya in terms of its overall separation performance of N 63% P 74% K 61.5%.

The Rotecna TR2 is an “ad libitum” fattening feeder with a gate and adjustable flow rate and front access.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Rotecna wants to consolidate itself as a company of reference to the territory and a good workplace for its employees.

Professionals in the sector acted decisively and, adapting to an unusual situation, have worked to maintain their activity.

Rotecna was present at the latest edition of FIGAN, which took place from September 21st to 24th at Feria de Zaragoza.

Japanese pork production is insufficient to cover national demand, which has led Japan to be the second-largest importer worldwide.

Our brand will present its latest news at a stand located in Hall 8 of Feria Zaragoza.

The Sanitary Defense Association, number 2 (ADS 2) of Ejea de Los Caballeros, is working on the Valporc project to extract biogas and biodiesel from pig carcasses.

Low production costs and good health status support pig growth in Argentina.

The Catalonian College of Veterinarians has promoted the One Health Commission intending to work public health from a more comprehensive view.  

After a break of more than a year without attending face-to-face events due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Rotecna participates in the Meat & Poultry fair in Moscow.

Aragon currently has 32 slurry management centres and four treatment plants located in the areas with the highest livestock activity concentration.

In the last three years, the Spanish pig meat industries' significant involvement with the Asian market has brought great benefits.

The animals occupy 10% of the area and move from one plot to another periodically to leave the area unoccupied and at rest for seven months.

The arrival of the ASF in Hungary in 2018 was a crisis in the sector whose local production stagnated, reduced its exports, and increased imports.

Currently there are many women who are part of the pig sector and work in each of its links.

Among the sectoral challenges is the fight against antibiotic resistance, with the prospect of reducing the sale of antimicrobials for livestock by 50% in 2030.

Rotecna has been included for the fourth consecutive year in CEPYME's ranking of the 500 leading growth companies in Spain.

Changes in the structure of the sector have allowed Danish pigs to become one of the largest producers and piglet exporters.

The VIGIASAN project  aims to develop a livestock surveillance system through movement patterns that can detect infectious diseases early.

The implementation of the new technologies on farms has increased production figures.

This virus, which only affects the pig species, is typified as the virus that generates the most economic losses in the pig sector.

Rotecna has an outstanding offer in electronic feeding systems for sows in farrowing and gestation.

The high consumption of pork in Mexico offers an excellent market niche to large exporters.

With virtual reallity, we can visualise the product developed from a very inital stage. 

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.

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.

There are currently thirteen countries in the European Union affected by the ASF, and many have been forced to close the doors for export.

SKIOLD has acquired Rotecna (the “Company”) from its founder and two financial sponsors, Talde Private Equity and Oquendo Capital.

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.

In recent years, pork sales have grown by 8% and the total is expected to continue increasing.

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. 

The Spanish swine sector has demonstrated its solidarity and efficiency in an unusual situation, never before seen.

Pig production in this Chinese region is concentrated on 43 farms, so most pork is imported.

Biosecurity is the best tool available to the sector to reduce the risk of disease entry and its spread.

CREBA, which started its activity four years ago, has a modern facilities for biomedical research with pigs.

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.

This bacterium is capable of causing significant respiratory problems, impairment and growth retardation at levels that can be very serious.

Awarded by the General Directorate for Innovation and Competitiveness, it confirms the innovative nature of the company.

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.

Spanish pork production has increased by 2% in 2019 compared to 2018, leading the European Union's pig production ranking.

The sounds that pigs make transmit a wide range of information such as the emotional, mood and psychological state of the animal.

The other side of the pig that few know: clean, intelligent and with a great sense of smell.

Specipigs have the same research advantages as conventional pigs, but their weight stabilizes at about 35 kg as they reach adulthood.

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.

Pigs are able to use a command to move a sensor on a screen.

Minimising well-known risks such as densities, feeding, ventilation and health of the animals is one of the main facts to prevent caudophagia.

65.7% of the Guatemalan pig sector is concentrated in technified farms, while the rest (34.3%) is on family or backyard farms.

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.

From january 28th to 30th, Rotecna’s sales team travelled to the Russian capital to present the latest launched products of the company.

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.

Spain is the leading supplier of pork for France, with more than 315,000 tonnes per year.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.