PRESS RELEASE: 2020 Grand Prix Winners Announced
PRESS RELEASE: 2020 Grand Prix Winners Announced
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African Swine Fever (ASF), How to promote pork to consumers and Strategies for dealing with piglets from hyper prolific sows are among the winning best practices of the 2020 EU PiG Innovation Group (EU PiG) Grand Prix. Eight pig producers from across Europe have been awarded the title of EU PiG Ambassador to recognise their innovation in pig production.
The Grand Prix is an annual competition which aims to identify and share innovative practices in pig production throughout the European network of pig producers, and beyond.
The winning best practices from the 2020 EU PiG Grand Prix are:
Health DrySyst: Truck dry disinfection Spain
Use of slaughter data to develop dashboard system
to improve pig herd health Ireland
Meat quality Create awareness through company tours
and the sale of unique Berkhout meat with a story Netherlands
Expression of the product: Union of local breed, land
and men France
Welfare High-pressure fogging Netherlands
Implementing KALINAT approach to fully promote
the hyper prolificacy of sows France
Precision 5S Lean programme to improve work efficiency Ireland
Sustainably produced ABF Rypsiporsas Finland
EU PiG coordinator Ben Williams, of AHDB in the UK, said: “Congratulations to the 2020 EU PiG Ambassadors. The full details about how each of the ambassador’s innovations work in practice will soon be provided on the website.”
“Fundamentally, this competition is about connecting pig producers, creating a European network where new information and experience can be shared directly. This aims to ensure an ever more efficient and competitive industry.”
“Using the EU PiG platform, producers are able to learn about the ideas and techniques used effectively across Europe to help improve the efficiency and sustainability of their own farm.”
“This year’s winning best practices should act as aspirational examples of innovative techniques used on pig farms to tackle each of the eight challenges.”
The EU PiG project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Visit: www.eupig.eu
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EU PiG Grand Prix
A contest to identify best practice in each of the project's four thematic areas.