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News Archive
USMEF: Implementation date announced for the Korea-US FTA
02 Mar 2012 - Joe Schuele, United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) communications director, said recently that 15 March will be the implementation date for the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Here is how this will affect market access for US pork and beef…
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Vietnam: Rotten pig meat seized
02 Mar 2012 - In Da Nang, police seized a tonne of rotten pig organs. The illegal meat is from a processing unit in Lien Chieu District.
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BOCM PAULS GmbH moves to new HQ
02 Mar 2012 - The international division of BOCM PAULS continues to strengthen its presence in the German specialist pig feed market with the opening of new offices at Steinfurt-Borghorst.
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DSM publishes vitamin supplementation guidelines for animal feed
02 Mar 2012 - DSM Nutritional Products has announced the publication of the 12th edition of its Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines. This work has been a feed industry reference tool on optimum vitamin nutrition (OVN) levels for domestic animals such as pigs since the first edition’s appearance in 1958.
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Porcine circovirus research projects from France and Spain awarded
02 Mar 2012 - For the fifth time, the European PCV2 Research Award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim funds research projects related to Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) infection and associated diseases.
Nine high quality research proposals were submitted from seven different countries (UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and France).
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2TS Finisher Challenge: Prizes offered
02 Mar 2012 - There are 10 prizes up for grabs by pig producers in the 2TS Finisher Challenge, thanks to sponsorship from Elanco Animal Health.
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Huvepharma’s OptiPhos approved for use in European Union
01 Mar 2012 - The phytase product OptiPhos, to be used in both pigs and poultry, has received approval for use in the European Union.
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Russia: African Swine Fever spreads to the north
01 Mar 2012 - In Segezha city of the Republic of Karelia in north-western Russia, another outbreak of ASF caused the death of eight pigs on a private farm, Rosselkhoznadzor reported.
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DSM reports strong 2011, animal nutrition business has good results
01 Mar 2012 - Chemical company DSM, producer of a range of feed additives for use in the pig, poultry and livestock business, reported a strong 2011 as well as good figures in the fourth quarter of 2011. Read more >>
Ukraine bans livestock product imports from Belarus - ASF suspected
01 Mar 2012 - The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service (Gosvetfitosluzhba) of Ukraine has, as of today, temporarily suspended meat from animals susceptible to African Swine Fever (ASF), and products and raw materials from the animals. Also, the import of all milk and dairy products from Belarus to Ukraine have come to a halt. Read more >>
Brasil Foods exports first shipment of pork to China
01 Mar 2012 - Today, Brasil Foods (BRF) is sending its first pork shipment to China. The meat will be sold through the partnership with Hong Kong group Dah Chong Hong Ltd. (DCH). The group will distribute products in China and will also process meat in local units.
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Wageningen University: Introduction of chair for animal gut health
01 Mar 2012 - Wageningen University, the Netherlands, has introduced a chair for ‘Intestinal Health of Animals’. Dr Mari Smits (1951) was appointed to be the first professor in this field, at the university’s Animal Sciences department.
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Danish pig industry reduced antibiotics usage by 19% in 2011
29 Feb 2012 - In 2011, the total Danish pig industry managed to reduce usage of antibiotics by 19% in comparison to 2010. Read more >>
EU meat consumption and production drops
29 Feb 2012 - Both meat production and consumption in the EU are expected to decrease in 2012, according to a recent report by the European Commission.
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Pork 101 course scheduled for May
29 Feb 2012 - The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Pork 101 will be held 22-24 May 2012, at Texas A&M University. Read more >>
Cherkizovo Group: Rearing facilities launched at new pork complexes
29 Feb 2012 - Cherkizovo Group reports progress at its three new pork complexes in the Tambov, Lipetsk and Voronezh regions of Central Russia. Read more >>
Pig industry award: Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award open for applications
29 Feb 2012 - Applications are now open for the Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award. The award gives young veterinarians the chance to improve skills, build contacts, pursue a career in the pig industry, and travel overseas to further their personal and professional development.
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Canada's pork industry welcomes CFIA’s Service statement
28 Feb 2012 - The Canadian pork industry welcomes the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Statement of Rights and Service for Producers, Consumers and Other Stakeholders and the creation of a Complaints and Appeals mechanism.
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Homemade yoghurt for piglets
28 Feb 2012 - Among Danish piglet producers, it’s well known, that sour milk products as yoghurt has a beneficial impact on the intestinal function and hereby on the health and welfare of the piglets.
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New vaccine alternative helps fight against PRRS
28 Feb 2012 - Fostera PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal Health, helps to fight the costly battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) respiratory disease.
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