On October 20, the Llotja Congress Center in Lleida hosted the celebration of the 30th edition of the Porc d’Or awards, organized by the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA).
It was an edition that, in addition to presenting a new design in its statuettes, included several new awards and changes in other notable ones. On the one hand, the organization has created the Porc d’Or Award for Lactation Management whose objective is to recognize, among reproductively efficient farms, those that stand out for a high survival rate of piglets during lactation and good practices. management in maternity wards.
A total of 37 farms from seven autonomous communities have received the 43 awards (40 general and three special awards) this year. Aragón has become the most awarded community, with a total of 13 statuettes
On the other hand, Ceva Animal Health has designed the One Health Special Award with the aim of promoting and giving voice to actions and projects that promote the comprehensive One Health approach in pig farms. And, finally, the Award from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which is now known as the MAPA Award for Sustainability, and is awarded to a farm that stands out above the rest in Animal Health and Welfare and respect for the Environment.
A total of 37 farms from seven autonomous communities have received the 43 awards (40 general and three special awards) this year. Aragón has become the most awarded community, with a total of 13 statuettes (6 for the province of Zaragoza, another 6 for Huesca and 1 for Teruel): 4 gold (including 1 for the new award for lactation management), 3 silver and 5 bronze. In addition, Huesca received the MAPA Porc d’Or Award for Sustainability, more specifically to the Laguarres-Agropecuaria del Isábena farm, owned by Piensos Mazana, which stands out for its excellent facilities, biosafety measures, and optimal well-being conditions. and animal health and the improvements made in environmental matters.
Organized by IRTA, these awards for excellence in pig production have Ceva Salud Animal as the main partner and the Interprofessional of the White Coated Pig (Interporc), which has accompanied the Porc d’Or since its inception
The winners
They were followed by the autonomous communities of Galicia, with a total of 9 statuettes (7 for the province of Ourense and 2 for A Coruña): 4 gold (2 for the lactation management award), 1 silver and 4 bronze, and Catalonia, also with 9 awards (8 for Barcelona and 1 for the province of Girona): 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze, in addition to the Porc d’Or with Diamond, which went to Granja Solallong, by Joaquim Rovira Baucells, located in Sora ( Barcelona).
Castilla y León won 7 awards (2 for Burgos, 2 for Segovia, 2 for the province of Zamora and 1 for Soria): 4 gold (1 for the lactation management award), 2 silver and the One Health Special Award from Ceva Salud Animal that went to the Josvi Tejares farm, from SAT Hermanos Chico, located in Tejares de Fuentidueña (Segovia).
Navarra and La Rioja took 2 statuettes for each community, 2 gold in the case of Navarra while 1 silver and 1 bronze went to La Rioja. The list of winners closed with Castilla-La Mancha, which took a bronze award for the province of Albacete.
The organization
The Porc d’Or awards, annual and state-wide, are based on the BDporc, the Pig Reference Data Bank, a tool managed by the IRTA to provide reference information to pig production companies as an element of aid. in making decisions.
Organized by IRTA, these awards for excellence in pig production have Ceva Salud Animal as the main partner and the Interprofessional of the White Coated Pig (Interporc), which has accompanied the Porc d’Or since its inception.
The gala was broadcast on YouTube and Instagram.
