A good feed plan depends on timing as much as equipment. Late or inconsistent deliveries can throw barns off schedule and ...

The theory is promising: automatic feeding of finisher pigs brings many possibilities. French pig farmer Jean Michel Langlais ...

Getting newly weaned pigs to eat several times per day is a first step toward profitable finishing. Crack an egg, and you’ll understand why. A 21-day-old pig’s stomach is approximately 2 ounces, or ...

Installing a new feed system has allowed a pig producer to tailor feeding to individual pens and maximise Feed Conversion Efficiency (FCE). Vet and pig farmer Charlie Thompson took the decision to ...

A new US pork initiative is updating feed ingredient footprints so farmers can calculate far more accurate LCAs.

AMES, Iowa – Research conducted at Iowa State University is dispelling myths about the practice of breeding pigs to improve feed efficiency, a measurement of how well swine convert the feed they ...

With feed price increases always a looming threat, we look at ways pig producers can ease the pressure by taking steps to reduce any feed wastage on farm. The following checklist may help you identify ...

Japan depends heavily on imports, bringing in two-thirds of its food and three-quarters of its animal feed. To reduce that ...

Washington Farm Where Passersby Can Feed Pigs Is An Animal Lover's Dream Come True originally appeared on PetHelpful. Forks, Washington, is best known for being the locale of the fictional Twilight ...