The feed price crisis – Part 1. What you should do

For several reasons, prices for animal nutrition have gone up drastically over the last months causing many pig producers all over the world and especially Europe to face difficult times. In this two-episode series, pig management expert and Pig Progress columnist, John Gadd, presents a broad spectrum of ways how to save money on pig feed. By John Gadd Since the autumn of 2007, much higher feed costs have increased the cost of production (COP) by between €0.30 to €0.50 per kg livewei