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News Archive
Prairie Swine Centre appoints new board members
19 Mar 2012 - Dr Mary Buhr, dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Prairie Swine Centre at the recent annual meeting of the organisation. Read more >>
Chinese hog producer Tianli reports 48% revenue growth in 2011
19 Mar 2012 - Chinese Nasdaq-listed hog producer and marketer Tianli Agritech, headquartered in Wuhan City, reported a revenue increase of 48% in 2011. Read more >>
PEOPLE: Sam McIvor steps down as NZ Pork CEO
19 Mar 2012 - After almost six years at New Zealand Pork, CEO Sam McIvor is leaving the role as from mid-March. A recruitment process for his replacement is well underway. Read more >>
Symposium to discuss further pork industry growth
19 Mar 2012 - Alltech’s 28th Annual International Symposium May 20-23 in Lexington, KY, USA, will offer sessions to explore strategies for the future of the ever-growing global pork industry. Read more >>
PEOPLE: New manager for Pig Innovation Centre Sterksel
19 Mar 2012 - Daan Somers, 28, will be the new manager for Pig Innovation Centre Sterksel, part of Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands. Read more >>
All German chloramphenicol pig farms re-opened
16 Mar 2012 - The pig holdings in Swabia, Germany, that were temporarily closed after the discovery of the antibiotic chloramphenicol in animal feed, have since been opened.
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Nutreco increases holding in Brazilian swine feed jv
16 Mar 2012 - Nutreco announced that it has signed an agreement to increase its shareholding in its Brazilian joint venture Nutreco Fri-Ribe from 51% to 97%.
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Coated zinc oxide in pig nutrition
16 Mar 2012 - Excentials BV, subsidiary of Orffa International Holding, is introducing Excential Zincoat for use in piglet nutrition market on a global level Excential Zincoat is designed to replace high levels of zinc oxide with a cost effective substitute.
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Pig product: Liquid Vitamin B12 supplement for sows
16 Mar 2012 - A new liquid special product, Schaumann Sauenfit 1312, increases sow vitality during the perinatal period.
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PEOPLE: New product manager swine at Nuscience Group
16 Mar 2012 - Marrit van Engen started at the 1st of March as product manager swine in the Nuscience Group, the Netherlands (former Pre-Mervo). Read more >>
Research uncovers genetic marker identifying PRRS in pigs
16 Mar 2012 - A collaborative discovery involving Kansas State University researchers may improve animal health and save the US pork industry millions of dollars each year. Read more >>
US pork exports maintain pace, exports surge
15 Mar 2012 - US red meat exports have a tough act to follow after a record-setting year in 2011, but the early indications for 2012 are good. January pork exports jumped 28 percent in volume and 43 percent in value while beef exports were seen in volume but rose 14 percent in value, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
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Highly toxic feed additives found in Taiwanese pork products
15 Mar 2012 - Traces of two highly toxic feed additives were allegedly discovered in sausage products from T-Ham and Hsin Tung Yang. Salbutamol as well as cimaterol, feed additives promote lean meat, are much more toxic to humans than ractopamine. Read more >>
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica awards PRRS research
15 Mar 2012 - At the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting in Denver, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica awarded three PRRS research proposals with US$ 25,000 each. Read more >>
Iowa Swine Day Returns at Iowa State University
15 Mar 2012 - For the first time in several years, the Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) and Iowa State University (ISU) are sponsoring a daylong educational opportunity specifically for pork producers.
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Research: Phytase effect on trypsin in sorghum diets in pigs
15 Mar 2012 - Mexican/Canadian researchers studied the apparent ileal amino acid digestibility and activities of trypsin and chymotrypsin in pigs fed sorghum-soybean meal diets supplemented with a microbial phytase.
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Russia: ASF outbreaks continue
14 Mar 2012 - There has been a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a private farm in Kalachevsky district, Volgograd region, according to a representative of the regional department of veterinary medicine.
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Nuscience launches pig feed ingredients for organic market
14 Mar 2012 - Nuscience has developed Vitagreen, a portfolio of feed ingredients based on the technology of Aromabiotic which can be used in organic feed and which guarantee a sustainable production of pigs, broilers, layers and breeders.
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Prairie Swine Centre takes on new management team member
14 Mar 2012 - Lee Whittington, president of Prairie Swine Centre, has announced the recruitment of Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote to its management team.
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National Pork Board to donate $1 million to center
14 Mar 2012 - The National Pork Board has agreed to donate $1 million to the proposed Fair Oaks Pig Adventure Center in Indiana with a second $1 million donation contingent on private fund-raising of $7.6 million.
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