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China’s pig industry will rise like a phoenix


Column John Gadd: Approaching a problem-solving visit


Improving the outcome of antimicrobial treatment


Covid-19 affecting the pig industry globally


Column Casey Bradley 10 HEALTH


Salmonella is an increasing problem on European pig farms and this is worrying because of the danger of it spreading to humans. Work in Germany has shown that it is possible to eliminate the disease from commercial herds.


22 NUTRITION


More than three minutes – that is the gain in time piglets were observed to have in Austria during a smooth birth process. The three minutes of being born quicker means three minutes less struggle and getting ac- cess to colostrum and oxy- gen three minutes earlier. Now, how to get there?


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COVER STORY


Farrow-to-finish farm Jansberg in the south of the Netherlands is a good example of swine farming with a modern outlook. The farm appears permanently in transition, applying modern technology, look- ing ahead and is open to novel ways of making money.


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