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

Causes and effects of rising feed prices

Causes and effects of rising feed prices

28th June 2022 - News

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.


Growth opportunities for the pig sector in Vietnam

Growth opportunities for the pig sector in Vietnam

17th June 2022 - News

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


Slurry separator with certified separation efficiency

Slurry separator with certified separation efficiency

01st June 2022 - News

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%.


Advantages of the Rotecna TR2 double feeder

Advantages of the Rotecna TR2 double feeder

17th May 2022 - News

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


Keys to improve feeding management at weaning and fattening

Keys to improve feeding management at weaning and fattening

03rd May 2022 - News

Before deciding what equipment to install in our facilities, we must take into account that the options for managing feed on farms are very varied and depend on several factors.


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.


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.

 


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.”


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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