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Cost implications of African swine fever in smallholder farrow-to-finish units : economic benefits of disease prevention through biosecurity

Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Lazarus, David Dazhia; Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom); Makinde, Adesoji A.; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-06)

African swine fever remains the greatest limitation to the development of the pig industry in Africa, and parts of Asia and Europe. It is especially important in West and Central African countries where the disease has ...
Efficiency indices and indicators of poor performance among emerging small-scale pig farmers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mokoele, Japhta Molatelo; Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom); Van Leengoed, Leo A.M.G.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11)

Limpopo is a very important area for pig production in terms of animal populations and contributions to transboundary animal disease spread. Emerging small-scale pig farmers (ESSPF) are being encouraged to establish ...
The influence of environmental temperatures on farrowing rates and litter sizes in South African pig breeding units

Janse van Rensburg, Leana; Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom) (AOSIS OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11)

The reproductive performance of pigs is one of the main determinants of the profit farmers make from pig production. This study was undertaken to describe whether periods of high environmental temperature have an effect ...
An investigation to determine the cause of haemorrhagic enteritis in commercial pig grower units in the northern parts of South Africa

Labuscagne, Annemarie; Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom); Picard, J.A.; Williams, Mark C. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-12-13)

Necropsies were performed on 36 grower pigs that died peracutely on farms in the northern parts of South Africa. All these pigs were suffering from haemorrhagic enteritis and suspected toxaemia. Samples of the duodenum, ...
A study of preslaughter pig handling and stunning in selected South African Highveld Region abattoirs

Spencer, B.T. (Brian Tom); Veary, C.M. (South African Veterinary Association, 2010-06)

The study hypothesis was that pre-slaughter handling is not conducted in such a way that pigs can be considered humanely slaughtered, nor is it conducive to promoting those properties of fresh meat that could enhance ...

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