Livestock China’s Number Three Hog Producer Reports Strong Sow Recovery China’s third largest live hog producer, Zhengbang Technology Company Limited, reported that its sow inventory is on track to reach 1.4 million head by the end of 2020. The company’s outlook for 2021 is even more bullish with a year-end target of 3.5 million head. Zhengbang expects that this build out of its sow heard will enable it to achieve an annual live hog output of 100 million head within the next three years. China’s Live Hog Price Trends Upward Entering December Due to a number of imported meat and meat products found to have been contaminated with the COVID-19 virus, China has essentially blocked imports from some suppliers. The gov...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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