The basic requirement for a pig venture are a pigsty, young piglets, a boar or pregnant sows, feeding equipment and feed. Pig housing Basically, a pig house can be constructed using locally ...

And it’s all due to rising feed costs. “Just this morning, we had a client from Missouri call and said that in his area, they’re seeing sow liquidation,” says Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net.

Using immunoglobulin Y, a major antibody found in birds, researchers developed an anti-diarrhoea feed additive that improves sow feeding efficiency. Other breakthroughs include new products that ...