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News Archive
USDA announces FSIS District Office closures, other cuts
11 Jan 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced cuts to USDA agency budgets, including the consolidation of 15 Food Safety and Inspection Service District Offices into ten by the end of 2013. Vilsack made the announcement in a speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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BPEX confidence survey under way
11 Jan 2012 - The annual BPEX confidence survey has now been sent out across the whole industry. Questionnaires have gone to producers, processors, vets, retailers, the allied industry and civil servants.
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People: AB Vista welcomes new business manager in South East Asia
11 Jan 2012 - With a degree in Veterinary Medicine and extensive professional experience in the field of animal feed and nutrition, Dr Eric Tan couldn’t be better qualified for his new role as business manager for AB Vista.
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Swine Semen Packaging System wins award
11 Jan 2012 - ASABE, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers recently announced that ReproQuest, Inc. has won an AE50 award.
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China - Pigs found to have Foot and Mouth disease
10 Jan 2012 - China has reported Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The disease was found in the province of Hubei, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Russia: New large-scale outbreak of ASF
10 Jan 2012 - In the district Timashevsk, Krasnodar region a state of emergency has been declared, the cause of which was a new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a major agricultural breeding plant located a few kilometers out of Timashevsk city.
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Vion Food UK nurtures management talent of the future
10 Jan 2012 - Underlining its commitment to talent development in the food and farming sector, Vion Food UK’s Graduate Management Development Programme, Emerge, has increased its intake of graduates in 2011. This is the second cohort of the programme that was first launched in 2009.
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Kavikorm adds value to brewery co-products for pig feed in CIS
10 Jan 2012 - Russian company Kavikorm which is specialized in developing new types of compound feed and new feeding technologies has introduced a new feeding system based on the use of co-products of the brewing and distilling industries.
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Annual Meet Conference gives discounted rate – offer ends today
09 Jan 2012 - Registration for the 2012 Annual Meat Conference, to be held February 19-21 at the Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Fla., at the early bird rate of $595 ends today. After today, registration rates will increase to $695.
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FSIS updates list of safe and suitable ingredients
09 Jan 2012 - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Directive 7120.1, Revision 10: Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products.
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Research: A ventilation unit for pig farms that lowers ammonia emissions
09 Jan 2012 - Scientists at the State University of North Carolina and West Virginia University have developed a ventilation unit for pig farms that reduces ammonia emissions while heating the fresh air being pumped in.
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Research: Nutrition and pathology of weaner pigs
09 Jan 2012 - Scientists of the Australian Livestock Innovation in Perth and Murdoch University and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) in the journal Animal Feed Science and Technology discussed nutritional strategies to support barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract of weaner pigs.
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Canadian pork producers to benefit from investment funds, eradicate PRRS
06 Jan 2012 - Canadian pork producers will benefit from an investment of $294,500 to initiate small-scale projects for controlling and eradicating viral disease in pork. Member of Parliament Dave Van Kesteren announced the investment at the Southwest Agricultural Conference on Wednesday.
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Moredun Scientific validates Streptococcus suis disease model for porcine studies
06 Jan 2012 - Moredun Scientific has recently completed the validation of a Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 disease model in weaner piglets for use in vaccine and therapeutic efficacy studies.
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Two new outbreaks of ASF in Russia
06 Jan 2012 - In Russia, since the beginning of the year , two new outbreaks of ASF have been discovered – one was found at the private farm in the Stavropol region, and another among the wild boars in the Astrakhan region, near the border with Kazakhstan.
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Samson Agro A/S strengthens its international profile with a new CEO
06 Jan 2012 - As of 2 January, Samson Agro A/S - Scandinavia's largest manufacturer of machinery for the application of manure - has appointed Lars Henriksen as its new CEO. Read more >>
FDA issues order restricting antimicrobial drug use in animals
05 Jan 2012 - The FDA has issued an order to restrict the use of cephalosporin antibiotics, which are given to some cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys before slaughter.
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Harles & Jentzsch – the firm involved in the dioxin scandal will have assets sold
05 Jan 2012 - Harles and Jentzsch responsible for the contaminated feed in the dioxin scandal, is expected to be broken up this month.
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Research: The role of carbohydrates in intestinal health of pigs
05 Jan 2012 - Scientists from Aarhus University in Tjele, Denmark studied the role of carbohydrates in intestinal health in pigs. Carbohydrates are naturally occurring compounds with a diverse composition and present in all plant feeds.
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New graduate joins Provimi swine team
05 Jan 2012 - Kelly Vermeer has joined Provimi as technical sales manager swine for the Mediterranean region. She graduated from Wageningen University with a degree in animal sciences and completed a Masters in November 2011.
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