sow farms

Tyson Foods Will Urge Suppliers to Implement Series of Production Practices
Jan 15, 2014
Tyson Foods announced it will urge its suppliers to implement a series of production practices that it deems representative of responsible food production. Those recommendations include the use of video monitoring in sow farms, ...

Tags: Tyson Foods, video monitoring, sow farms, improve animal care, pig farming
Experts Created a Set of Guidelines for Producers to Help Curb Pedv Transmission
Jan 7, 2014
Since it was first identified in the United States last May, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) has created significant losses to some pork producers in many parts of the country. Manure is a primary way the virus spreads from pig to ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food
PEDV a Swine Virus That Can Cause Death in Piglets, Has Been Identified in Two Hog Farms
Jul 4, 2013
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), a swine virus that can cause death in piglets, has been identified in two hog farms in North Carolina. The virus has been rapidly spreading across several states in the US since it was first ...

Tags: Swine Virus, Food