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News Archive
Irish expert: GM-free diets for pigs 'unrealistic'
04 Sep 2007 - A leading tillage expert in Ireland has warned that
applauding genetically modified feed for pigs and poultry in fact means
embracing an 'anti-competitive system which is doomed to failure', the Irish
Times reports. Read more >>
US and China discuss meat-trade barriers
04 Sep 2007 - US and Chinese agricultural officials are discussing
Beijing's ban on the leanness-enhancing feed additive ractopamine, causing China
to ban pork plants. Read more >>
Chinese pork prices to stabilise long-term
04 Sep 2007 - For the longer term, pork prices in China are likely to stabilise with
further surges unlikely, a senior state planner has said. In the short term,
they may fluctuate. Read more >>
Topigs in Brazil: 27.5 piglets/ sow/ year
03 Sep 2007 - Brazilian farms using Topigs 40 sows weaned 27.5 piglets per sow per year
in 2006, the Dutch breeding organisation revealed. Read more >>
Finnish ministers stir up GM meat debate
03 Sep 2007 - In the interests of consumer rights, Finnish politicians are encouraging a
debate over labelling of meat products from animals fed with genetically
modified feed. Read more >>
Website helps farmers save expensive feed
03 Sep 2007 - Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company, ACMC, has set up a web link offering
a practical way of making significant feed savings. Read more >>
Russia bans Armenian meat after ASF outbreak
31 Aug 2007 -
Due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in North Armenia, Russia
decided to ban all meat products coming from this
country. Read more >>
South Africa culls pigs to manage PRRS
31 Aug 2007 -
Five thousand pigs from small farms in Caledon, Worcester and Malmesbury in
South Africa will have to be culled during the next few weeks after an outbreak
of PRRS at a farm in Klapmuts about two weeks ago. Read more >>
Great losses for German pig farmers
31 Aug 2007 -
The last ten months have resulted in great losses for German pig producers.
Farmers have been operating at an average loss of €7 per weaner sold.
Read more >>
Pigs in Danish university programmed to forget
30 Aug 2007 - Seven piglets have seen the light of day with the
prospect of developing Alzheimer's disease at the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences at the University of Aarhus. Read more >>
Abkhazia starts pig slaughtering to fight ASF
30 Aug 2007 - The autonomous region Abkhazia in the north of Georgia
has started massive slaughterings of pigs to prevent the further spread of
African Swine Fever (ASF). Read more >>
Malaysian states told to set up pig farm zones
30 Aug 2007 - Malaysian natural resources and environment minister
Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid has said that state governments should speed up the
process of allocating areas for pig farming. Read more >>
Feed price rises could hurt Irish pig sector
29 Aug 2007 - Growing feed prices could well hurt the Irish pig sector, producers warned
this week, writes the Irish Independent. Read more >>
Antibiotic resistance tracked at pig farms
29 Aug 2007 - A study by the University of Illinois tracked the movement of the
antibiotic tetracycline resistant genes from wastewater lagoons to groundwater
at two pig farms. Read more >>
Fewer proteins in ecological raw materials
29 Aug 2007 - Protein-rich raw materials for pig feed have shown to contain fewer
proteins and more fats when they are grown biologically. Read more >>
Alltech and Cenzone settle mycotoxin lawsuit
28 Aug 2007 - The animal nutrition companies Alltech and Cenzone have settled their
patent infringement lawsuit. Read more >>
In memoriam: Microfan founder Jan van Issum
28 Aug 2007 - Jan van Issum, the founder and director of the Dutch climate control
company Microfan, has died at the age of 58 after an illness of six
weeks. Read more >>
Danish Crown focusing on China
28 Aug 2007 - The Danish meat cooperation Danish Crown will intensify attempts to sell
its pork in China. Read more >>
New fan cools in open pig structures
27 Aug 2007 - Swedish fan producer Munters has launched the Euroemme® MFS fan series for
livestock buildings. Read more >>
US: Pork campaign aimed at Hispanic mothers
27 Aug 2007 - The National Pork Board (NPB) is targeting Latina moms
in the American cities of Los Angeles and Dallas with promotional
materials. Read more >>
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