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News Archive
Four new cases of African Swine Fever in Sardinia
18 Jan 2012 - At the Italian island of Sardina, four new outbreaks of African Swine Fever have been confirmed in December 2011 and January 2012, Dutch agricultural newspaper Boerderij Vandaag reports. At the island only, the disease is endemic.
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Irish pork processor acquires plant in heart of Ireland
18 Jan 2012 - The strength of the Irish pig processing giant Rosderra has just been strengthened due to the purchase of the unused pig processing factory in the town of Roscrea, in Tipperary county. The plant was previously known as the Parkmore factory which was owned by pork processor Galtee. Rosderra acquired the plant in the last weeks of 2011.
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South Africa discovers outbreak of African Swine Fever
18 Jan 2012 - South Africa has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever to the Organization of Animal Health (OIE).
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Study: New insights into antibiotics and pig feeds
17 Jan 2012 - Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.
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US: Pork producers celebrate key milestone helping consumers understand agriculture
17 Jan 2012 - American pork producers are celebrating a key milestone that is helping millions of consumers understand where their food comes from and is empowering leaders for modern agriculture. The National Pork Board's Operation Main Street (OMS) program achieved its 5,000 speech.
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AMIF dismisses processed meat-cancer link
17 Jan 2012 - Red and processed meat continues to be a healthy part of a balanced diet and that nutrition decisions should be based on the total body of evidence –not on single studies that include weak and inconsistent evidence, The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) has said in response to a new study in the British Journal of Cancer.
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PIC sends first shipment of breeding pigs from USA to Russia
17 Jan 2012 - PIC has completed delivery of 1,071 high health breeding pigs from the USA to key account Gvardia in the Stavropol Region of Russia. The shipment will form the genetic core of its pork production program and will drive expansion of the project’s capacity, to an output of 420,000 slaughter pigs per year.
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Ufac-UK appoints Philippine distributor
17 Jan 2012 - Ufac-UK has appointed First Fil-Bio I/E Corporation, as their sole distributor in the Philippines.
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Vion Food campaign encourages the nation to eat more British pork
16 Jan 2012 - Vion Food Group is set to launch the second phase of its successful ‘Put Pork on Your Fork’ campaign, encouraging the nation to eat more British Pork, with a healthy New Year promotion entitled, ‘Eat Yourself Happy’.
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USMEF: November pork exports a record
16 Jan 2012 - US pork exports set another monthly volume record in November, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF), which helped offset record-high production and provide a significant boost to pork cutout values.
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Skiold to focus on becoming a leading player in pig production
16 Jan 2012 - Full focus on synergies and a much closer cooperation between the companies of the group shall empower Skiold to become one of the leading suppliers internationally of technical solutions for grain handling, feed production, and pig production.
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Aarhus Uni: Scientists find meat quality biomarkers
16 Jan 2012 - Scientists use modern technology to develop tools that slaughterhouses and pig producers can use to predict meat quality. Is the pork meat tender, flavoursome and juicy? It would be a bit help if you had a tool that could predict the quality of the meat with the help of biomarkers. Read more >>
Belarus calls for extra measures against African Swine Fever
13 Jan 2012 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of Belarus has urged authorities to take on more measures in order to stop the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Belarus region. This comes as Russia is in the midst of fighting ASF.
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AB VISTA names new distributors in Hungary and Poland
13 Jan 2012 - AB Vista is stepping up its customer service in Hungary and Poland – by switching to new distributors in both countries. From now on, Noack Magyarország will distribute AB Vista’s feed enzymes and yeast in Hungary, while Biochem Polska will do so in Poland.
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Pig starts fire at US farm
13 Jan 2012 - A pig is believed to have started a fire late Wednesday morning that caused mild damage to the Rescue and Refuge Barn at Farm Sanctuary, in Watkins Glen, upstate New York.
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Paraguay: Vet services destroy cattle, pigs due to FMD
13 Jan 2012 - Paraguayan veterinary services have destroyed 168 livestock mostly belonging to a farm where an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed in early January in San Pedro county north of the country. Read more >>
Cargill: Q2 fiscal 2012 earnings
12 Jan 2012 - Cargill reported $100 million in earnings from continuing operations in the fiscal 2012 second quarter ended Nov. 30, 2011, an 88 percent decrease from $832 million in the same period a year ago. In the first six months, earnings from continuing operations were $336 million, compared with $1.53 billion in last year’s first half. Both the year-ago figures exclude earnings from Cargill’s former majority investment in The Mosaic Company.
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Brazil approved for pork exports to USA
12 Jan 2012 - The United States dropped barriers to imports of Brazilian pork after roughly a year-and-a-half of working to guarantee the meat will comply with sanitary standards.
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Egebjerg to participate at Nutrifair
12 Jan 2012 - From 25 to 26 January 2012 Egebjerg International will participate in the new Danish agriculture exhibition, NutriFair, with news and information.
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Big Dutchman co-founder passes away at age 100
12 Jan 2012 - Jack DeWitt, who founded Big Dutchman in 1938 with his brother, Dick DeWitt, passed away at his home in Zeeland, MI on 6 January 2012.
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