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

Keys to being among the best farms

Keys to being among the best farms

12th February 2019 - News

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.


PRRS: The Most Costly Disease for Pig Farms

PRRS: The Most Costly Disease for Pig Farms

24th January 2019 - News

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


Biosecurity, a tool to reduce the use of antibiotics

Biosecurity, a tool to reduce the use of antibiotics

10th January 2019 - News

Antimicrobials are an essential tool for achieving efficient, sustainable and economically profitable production, but their use should be restricted to what is strictly necessary.


Mistake number 1 is not to properly differentiate the clean area

Mistake number 1 is not to properly differentiate the clean area

18th October 2018 - 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.


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