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Topigs Norsvin SA is excited to introduce the TN70 to the African market. The TN70 will be replacing the TN60 as the parent sow from week of birth 10 with...
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Since April 2019 South Africa has reported twenty-three (23) outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) outside the ASF controlled area of South Africa. Fifteen (15) of these outbreaks have since...
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Farming is not child’s play, especially in the unforgiving Karoo sun. Just ask sheep farmers Juan Louw and Demetrius Sas, who joined forces after realising that there is no such...
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Pork producers go to battle every day against invisible enemies that threaten our industry. From African Swine Fever (ASF) to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), the impact of these diseases...
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There’s no denying that our society spends a lot of time worrying about factors we can’t control. This is no different for pork producers, especially in 2019. With concerns of...
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The world is pivoting on an axis of uncertainty right now as many countries, including our own, start the process of moving from restricted living into precautionary living. As a...
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Challenge “Is it me or does that pig is behaving funny?” Every pig farmer must have that question from time to time. Now how to verify if a pig might...
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Legislative amendments would include most animals as meat products While there is general scientific consensus that the novel coronavirus is of zoonotic origin and various groupings are advising that wildlife...
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It's clear that the coronavirus has changed the landscape for FMCG - in some ways permanently. However, despite its similarities, the impact has not been the same across its subsectors...
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Trials will soon start in Germany to observe progress with transgenic pigs with immune cells that show resistance to ASFv. Originally, tests were scheduled for May to test pigs for...
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The coronavirus has affected the entire global population, with more than 4 million people confirmed to have contracted the virus, and the number of infected individuals growing every hour. The...
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The Covid-19 crisis is wreaking havoc on the economy as well as various sectors in the agricultural industry. The meat industry has been forced to come up with creative solutions...
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Riaan Eastus, who produces 100 to 120 pigs a week on his farm near Balfour in Mpumalanga, started selling his pigs on Trigga Trader a little over a year ago,...
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Walter Frey has set trends throughout his business career. In the late 1980s, after opening a butchery, Frey’s Meats at Cato Ridge near Durban, he discovered that there was a...
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The European Food Safety Authority’s practical guide on African Swine Fever: what it is and how to protect domestic pigs from infection. From causes and symptoms to precautionary measures, a…
An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, after authorities investigated the cause of death in 50 pigs from...
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Johann Kotzé, the CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) was part of a delegation that met with the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development (DALRRD)...
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In order to further support smallholder and communal farmers during the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform (agriculture department) is working on plans...
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JOHANNESBURG - For the first time since global crises like World War II and the Great Depression global output will drop, per capita income will fall in most countries globally,...
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South Africa’s biggest business grouping urged the government to accelerate its phased approach to restarting the economy, days after the state began easing a strict nationwide lockdown to control the...
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Western Cape farmer Angus McIntosh is showing that pigs can earn their keep through the eco-services they contribute, as well as the bacon they provide. He spoke to Glenneis Kriel...
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As more packing plants and large farms begin “whole herd testing” of their employees, initial PCR test results are showing far more positive COVID-19 test results than expected with upward of 90%...
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The golden age for breeding organisations appears to have started. The Chinese pig industry will leave no stone unturned to get back to business, which was halved due to African...
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There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the U.S. pork industry. The implications have hit the entire industry hard and will be felt for...
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Since the start of the lockdown, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has measured price changes for “essential” goods that appear in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket. Stats SA is...
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Farmers and ranchers are facing a time of unparalleled uncertainty and disruption. No one is left unscathed by the effects of COVID-19. Experts say dealing with stress during a time...
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Below is an extraction from the Gazette on lockdown regulations - complete PDF version of Gazette 432548 Movement of persons 16. (1) Every person is confined to his or her place of residence. (2) A...
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Weaner calf prices dip even further due to Covid-19 related lackluster demand. Beef: Local beef prices have been under pressure due to current lockdown restrictions. These are times of uncertainty...
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If there's one thing Covid-19 has shown us, it's that the world can be shaken without notice. As a result of the country-wide lockdown, there has been an almost immediate...
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The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to drive an increased focus on localisation, rather than globalisation, in order to ensure countries are more self-sufficient, says agricultural organisation Agbiz president Francois Strydom. In...
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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa plans to reopen its agriculture sector and allow some manufacturing and retail to resume as the country balances the need to restart economic output and curb...
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01 April 2020 In light of the unprecedented challenges we are currently facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, pig333 contributed by creating material that will help swine producers,…
01 April 2020 In light of the unprecedented challenges we are currently facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, pig333 contributed by creating material that will help swine producers,…
01 April 2020 In light of the unprecedented challenges we are currently facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, pig333 contributed by creating material that will help swine producers,…
In North America, antibiotic-free pig production causes nutritional challenges. Regulations in Canada are being eased to allow the use of some ingredients already available internationally. An update. Little is known...
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The Competition Commission has now referred its first Covid-19 excessive pricing case to the Competition Tribunal. The commission alleges that a local manufacturer of medical face masks earned mark-ups in...
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