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News Archive
Topigs: More breeding pigs head for China
13 Feb 2012 - Topigs has imported 550 more top breeding pigs into China. This is the third import in three months.
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Paraguay hopes to see more markets reopen after FMD
10 Feb 2012 - Paraguay has high hopes that it can soon start exporting meat again to Uruguay and Argentina after the country was struck by Foot-and-Mouth Disease between September and January.
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Achieving lower piglet mortality
10 Feb 2012 - Genetics research at Aarhus University can lead to breeding objectives in pig production that also focus on welfare. A drop in piglet mortality has already been achieved.
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Vion: Changes to the management structure of UK food activities
10 Feb 2012 - Vion Food Group is set to modify the management of its food activities in the United Kingdom.
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Hong Kong biggest importer of Brazilian pork
10 Feb 2012 - Hong Kong was the main destination of Brazilian pork in January, according to data compiled by the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Pork (Abipecs).
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USDA to host first US-China agricultural symposium
10 Feb 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that government and industry leaders from the United States and China will gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, 16 Feb, for the first US-China Agricultural Symposium. Read more >>
Hog herd rebuilding to increase South Korean corn imports
10 Feb 2012 - Corn imports by South Korea, the world’s third-biggest buyer, may rebound by as much as 4.9 % in 2012 as the hog industry recovers from the massive cull that lasted from November 2010 to April 2011, Bloomberg reports.
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Taiwan may give in to US demands concerning ractopamine in meat
09 Feb 2012 - The Taiwanese government might apply different ractopamine standards to local pork products and imported ones. Read more >>
MAGAZINE: Piglet castration is hard to end - Perspectives for 2030
09 Feb 2012 - Pig Progress 28.01 is out and features a range of interesting topics for anybody in the global pig industry.
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German dioxin plant sold
09 Feb 2012 - Feed manufacturer Harles and Jentzsch in Uetersen, which was the cause of a dioxin scandal in Germany last year, has been sold to the Hamburg company OleoServ. The sale includes 10 employees that will retain their job.
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Brazilian company Aurora Alimentos sends first shipment of pork to China
09 Feb 2012 - 120 tonnes of pork meat has started to make its way to China. The shipment of the meat started yesterday and will also continue today.
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Nutreco CEO Wout Dekker to step down
09 Feb 2012 - Nutreco announced that CEO Wout Dekker will be leaving Nutreco by the end of 2012. This will mark the end of a career at the company encompassing almost thirty years, of which twelve years were as CEO. Read more >>
New livestock show NutriFair attracted 5,700 professionals
09 Feb 2012 - Nearly 5,700 professionals visited the new special agricultural fair NutriFair, held in Fredericia, Denmark, 25-26 January.
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Nutriad: New production plant opened
09 Feb 2012 - The 1st of February 2012 is an important date in the history of Nutriad. It marked the official opening of its new production plant in Kallo (Antwerp port area), Belgium.
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Taiwan: Ban on pork meat and pigs may be be lifted
08 Feb 2012 - Recently Foot and Mouth disease caused a ban to be placed on the slaughter of pigs for meat in Kinmen, Taiwan, however, the ban may soon be lifted...
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CPF mergers 10 agro-industrial food subsidiaries
08 Feb 2012 - 10 operating agro industrial and food businesses have been consolidated into a new firm - CPF (Thailand) Plc, aimed at enhancing business efficiency. Read more >>
Researchers: Simple precautions could reduce risk of E coli O157 in the environment
08 Feb 2012 - Researchers investigating the risk of E coli O157 in the countryside as part of the UK research councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, say that simple measures and coordinated action from the relevant authorities could play a major role in keeping children and other vulnerable groups safer.
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Loose farrowing sows require different routines
08 Feb 2012 - A good relationship between sows and humans must be part of the work with loose farrowing and lactating sows. This was the result of recent research, published by the Danish Pig Research Centre (VSP).
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Scottish pig farmer invests £50,000 in finishing house
08 Feb 2012 - With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing house to produce 1,000 plus pigs a year at Kingshornie, Inverbervie.
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US: Iowa Pork regional conferences to kick off in March
08 Feb 2012 - Iowa pork producers are invited to learn more about pig health and growth numbers, and get updates on ventilation management and disease research projects at the 2012 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences scheduled for March 6 - 9.
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