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.

A SOW to Grow scheme launched by Coventry Foodbank has been recognised as one of The Big Issues Top 100 Changemakers of 2025.

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 ...

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 ...

Sow thistle is commonly found in crops, gardens and waste areas. As with many members of the Asteraceae family, it starts life as a rosette, and then bolts to form an upright flower stem. Sow thistle ...

Stereotyped sequences of behaviour may be a means of reducing the arousal generated by the expectation of food. .... The persistence of feeding motivation in the absence of any food, and the strong ...