SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ROLLS OUT NEW PIG ACTION PLAN
June 8th, 2014
SWEDEN’S ministry of agriculture has responded to its pig industry’s demand for greater state support by producing a new national action plan that aims to help Swedish pig farmers improve animal care standards and competitiveness. It plots an increase in national annual pig production from 2.6 to 4 million animals.The plan was presented by agriculture minister Eskil Erlandsson to 30 representatives from pig nutrition, meat trade and farming organisations in Stockholm on June 9.The plan is also designed to bolster the sale of Swedish pigmeat on both domestic ...
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