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“Sigma”: evolution to the perfection

23.09.2013 14:13:08
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Focus

Sigma, Ltd. is an enterprise, developing only pig breeding line. Such a specialization, from owners’ perspective, will give them the possibility to get the excellence and remain competitive on pig market in any conditions. This is the major task of the owners. They are Sanasar and Mger Kujumchian, a father and a son, who unite efforts for the benefit of the common goal. Even now Sigma, Ltd. is between twenty the best Ukrainian pig farms. In spite of the fact, that the company developed in a cut and try method for a long time. However, nowadays, taking into account the gathered experience, plans and owners’ mind, it only remains to ask: “What will be the next achievement?”

The main thing about antibiotics

23.07.2013 16:33:58
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Technologies — Animal health

It’s difficult to imagine modern pig production without antibiotics. At the same time it’s not only fashionable but also scandalous topic nowadays. There are many reasons for this. To understand why it’s needed to get to know this phenomenon better.

Underground waters can’t be forbidden to use

23.07.2013 16:15:04
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Legal advice

Vadim Shestakov, senior lawyer of Danevych law firm

Olexandr Kripak, lawyer of Danevych law firm

Grand Guignol of Legislative Regulation

It’s hard to imagine modern farms, especially pig farms, which do not use water from artesian wells. It’s a pity but in Ukraine you have to go to great lengths and use all your creativity and strategic thinking to satisfy even this bare necessity. The matter is that Ukrainian legislators in cooperation with regulatory bodies do everything possible to «facilitate» running business in our country. A striking example is use of underground waters.

Good advice is always undated Episode 2: maximizing productivity of sows, peculiarities of insemination and group housing of gestating sows

23.07.2013 16:05:41
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Management . Åconomics

Dr. Dirk Hesse, independent pork industry consultant, director of consulting company AGRIKontakt

If you were asked what a sow needs to give birth to a big number of piglets, I am sure you would at once start talking about providing optimal conditions of environment, balanced feeding, peculiarities of genetics and so on. Of course it’s true and very important. But among this “global” aspects we often forget about the main thing — the process of insemination itself.

Control points of the farm efficiency

23.07.2013 15:45:39
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Management . Åconomics

Simon Grey, international consultant on management of pig farms, director of Checkfarm Consulting Ltd

Farm efficiency can’t be a matter in question if the owner does not understand their business. Why do we produce pigs? To make profit, there are no other reasons! And what is profit? This is sales minus production costs. What is really important for pig production business — number of kilograms a farm sells. Everything is very simple! You don’t need to be lost in in masses of meaningless numbers and complicate a very simple process. How to achieve this target? There is an infinite number of ways. Let’s concentrate on the control points of the farm efficiency.

State Support of Pig Producers in EU: Dispelling Myths!

23.07.2013 15:13:25
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Management . Åconomics

Somehow it became the custom that we strongly believe that it can’t be worse than in Ukraine and better than abroad. It also concerns pig production, particularly the questions of state support. However, as it turned out: grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. After speaking to experts of EU countries it emerged that there are also a lot of «hidden rocks» there and the situation differs from country to country. So let’s clear up where pig producers have better relations with government!

Optimizing pig flow

23.07.2013 14:42:04
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Management . Åconomics

Dr. John Carr, independent pork industry consultant

It is very easy to convince yourself that your farm is productive and yet you are still not making money. There can be only one reason — you have not realized that there are only two aspects of production that can be proven. The amount of pig meat you have been paid for and the physical size of your farm. Pig farming is not only about 30 pigs per sow per year or any other per sow parameter for that matter. While these numbers are useful in telling you where on the farm performance is suboptimal they say nothing about the potential of the farm. When you accept the truth about productive pig farming you ask the other question: «How to sell the maximum kilos of meat from the space I have? The answer is easy — you have to optimize Pig Flow.

Àgrokombinat “Slobozhanskyi”, PJSC — the one, that has risen from the ashes

23.07.2013 14:12:39
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Focus
— How did you make the decision to switch over to Àgrokombinat «Slobozhanskyi», PJSC?

— A meeting with one of the current coowners of Slobozhanskyi stimulated to make the decision. In 2011, they came to Galychyna-Zahid, where I worked at that time, at the invitation of Big Dutchman to see how the equipment of this company operate. I gave a tour and got a proposition to work with them at once. I didn’t give it a serious thought. However, when I got to know that Yaroslav Kebal had taken an offer I agreed to visit the enterprise to see everything with my own eyes and evaluate the amount of work. I still remember: on 8th March I came there and decided to accept an offer while returning home. In several weeks I plunged into work!

Petro Labazyuk: Vitagro — living on the land: business phylosophy in one word

21.06.2013 11:54:14
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Focus

Today Agrarna kompaniya 2004, PC is a part of the vertically integrated structure GC VITAGRO — one of the leaders of commercial pig production of Khmelnytsky region. Just in short years ago a forward-looking dream was to enlarge number of sows to 600. That’s why it was a real pleasure to talk to the representatives of the holding company, that got the reword “Agricultural elite of Ukraine” in 2012 as one of the biggest agricultural producers, about the targets and mission on the Ukrainian market. 

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: correct diagnostics and wise prophylaxis

17.05.2013 16:29:51
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Technologies — Animal health

Familiarity with clinical signs, knowing what questions to ask your veterinarian and recognizing that no one test by itself gives a definitive answer are all important aspects of diagnosing Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-associated disease.

Despite advances in diagnostics and a wealth of new information about disease-causing organisms, accurate diagnosis of mycoplasmal pneumonia is challenging for both swine veterinarians and pork producers because no one set of clinical signs and no single test can provide a definitive diagnosis.

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