 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
News Archive
Danish Crown presented with ultimatum
25 Jan 2008 - On Tuesday afternoon, around 700 Danish pig producers
met with management of slaughter company, Danish Crown, for a 'crisis session'. Read more >>
Argentina to export pork to Eastern Europe
24 Jan 2008 - Next month, Argentina will begin exporting fresh pork
to Eastern Europe after having solved their sanitary problems. Read more >>
Alltech's tour focuses on elevated feed costs
24 Jan 2008 - Alltech, global animal nutrition company, will
embark on its annual European, Middle Eastern and North African Lecture Tour
beginning February 11, 2008. The theme for the tour is "The Feed Cost
Puzzle: Performance or Profitability?", and it will provide a forum to share
information and learn how the latest technologies and practices can sustain and
elevate the animal feed industry. Read more >>
US: Cooperative to buy into pig slaughter plant
24 Jan 2008 - A group of hog farmers has signed a letter of intent
to buy a majority interest in a slaughter plant in North Dakota. Read more >>
Study on water for pigs fed with liquid feed
23 Jan 2008 - Finisher pigs on liquid feeding are not more motivated
to drink water from an extra water bowl than those fed on dry feed. Read more >>
Nutreco now further expands in Spain
23 Jan 2008 - After recent takeovers in the US and Japan in the
aquafeed sector, Nutreco has signed a letter of intent to buy the feed and meat
assets of Copaga in Catalonia, Spain. Read more >>
US may consider pork exports from Brazil
23 Jan 2008 - Brazilian Pork Industry and Exporter Association
(ABIPECS) is confident that US inspectors will visit Brazil to ascertain whether
the country's pork exports are fit to enter the US market. Read more >>
Russia raises US pork quotas for 2008
23 Jan 2008 - Russia has raised its quotas for US pork, poultry and
frozen beef imports for 2008, according to Interfax News Agency. Read more >>
CVMP positive towards Ingelvac CircoFLEX
22 Jan 2008 -
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) adopted a
positive opinion at the end of last year on recommending to grant marketing
authorisation for the veterinary medicinal product Ingelvac CircoFLEX.
Read more >>
UK to sell pigs' trotters to China
22 Jan 2008 - Britain has signed an agreement to export pigs'
trotters to China according to an article in the Telegraph newspaper. Read more >>
Group explores alternatives to gestation stalls
22 Jan 2008 -
For swine producers considering switching from housing pregnant sows in
stalls to group based loose housing, the VIDO Swine Technical Group (VSTG)
recommends first looking at the other available options.
Read more >>
Agromek attendance of 64,997
21 Jan 2008 - Agromek 2008 in Herning, Denmark closed on Saturday
last with a total attendance of 64,997. Read more >>
US: Pork Producers to look at market weight
21 Jan 2008 - Iowa State University is encouraging producers to take
a new look at their market weight strategies in the light of lower hog prices
and higher feed costs. Read more >>
French pig producers in despair
21 Jan 2008 - The French pig industry association Inaporc is
demanding immediate measures to alleviate the crisis situation among pig
breeders. Read more >>
Glanbia considers meat management buy-out
21 Jan 2008 - Ireland's food group Glanbia announced last week that
it has entered negotiations that may lead to a management buyout of its meats
business which employs 850 people at four facilities and at pig farms in
Ireland. Read more >>
UK: Free-range pork is misleading
21 Jan 2008 - Animal welfare groups in the UK have stated that pork
labelled as free-range is misleading consumers. Read more >>
K-State: Honours expert on zoonotic diseases
18 Jan 2008 - Kansas State University's Regents Professor Juergen
Richt, has been named a 2008 Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholar by the Kansas
Bioscience Authority. Read more >>
New website on antibiotic facts
18 Jan 2008 - Alpharma Inc., Animal Health has introduced a new
website with facts on antibiotic use in animals. Read more >>
Irish pig producers in crisis
18 Jan 2008 - Pig producers gathered in the town of Abbeyleix on
Tuesday to discuss the continued pig producers are currently
experiencing. Read more >>
China: State intervention to curb feed prices
18 Jan 2008 - The Chinese government has started to temporarily
intervene in the market to control the prices of some daily staples such as
grain and meat to counteract inflation. Read more >>
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
