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News Archive
RESEARCH: Influence of temperature on farrowing and lactating sows
16 May 2012 - Danish research on the influence of thermal environment on sow performance did not reveal any long-term effects. The sows were able to perform thermoregulatory behaviour and successfully adapt to room temperatures between 15 and 25°C.
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RESEARCH: Factors uncovered to determine piglet weight at ten weeks
16 May 2012 - Piglet body weight at the end of the nursery phase is mainly determined by season, sex, birth and weaning weight and body weight at six weeks of age. Read more >>
Automation in swine reproduction
16 May 2012 - After the presentation of the GTB prototype in June 2008, this machine realised its first sale in November of the same year, and since then has not ceased seducing professionals. Read more >>
BabyMilk for piglets to improve gut health and performance
16 May 2012 - The formulation of BabyMilk has been upgraded to improve gut health and growth performance in piglets. This innovation is the first in a series as the Milkiwean team at Trouw Nutrition Belgium will introduce a new product portfolio in the coming months.
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Cobiporc to deliver semen with Multidoses
16 May 2012 - French artificial insemination (AI) cooperation Cobiporc announced it will supply prepacked semen to pig breeders who wish to use the AI kit Multidoses.
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Feeding for 30 Program launched for 30 piglets per sow
16 May 2012 - Animal feed company Land O’Lakes Purina launches an industry initiative – the ‘Feeding for 30 Program’. Read more >>
Vietnam still under PRRS attack
15 May 2012 - There have been reports of new outbreaks of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the northern provinces of Vietnam. The provinces affected with the outbreak now are Bac Ninh and Lao Cai.
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Brazil's feed prices put pig farmers on alert
15 May 2012 - Brazil’s animal feed production costs are expected to increase this year by 3-3.5%, according to Ariovaldo Zani, executive VP of Brazil's National Animal Feed Industry Association, Sindirações.
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Harrisvaccines to receive award
15 May 2012 - Professor and Harrisvaccines Founder and President, D.L. 'Hank' Harris, D.V.M., Ph.D., has been selected to receive the Iowa State University Award for Achievement in Economic Development in Iowa, which recognises faculty and staff members for outstanding ISU-based achievements in advancing the economic development of the state.
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Pancosma launches new website
15 May 2012 - Following recent changes to its corporate identity, Pancosma has launched a new website.
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UK pig producers attend event on anaerobic digestion
15 May 2012 - Pig producers heard about the importance of feedstock supply for anaerobic digestion (AD) at an open day on James Hart’s farm in Gloucestershire, UK.
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US pork exports post strong Q1 growth
14 May 2012 - US pork exports finished the first quarter 8 percent higher in volume (598,058 metric tons) and 20 percent higher in value ($1.66 billion) than last year’s record pace, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
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Vion operation wins health & welfare Award
14 May 2012 - Vion’s UK's Brydock Pig Farming operation was named overall winner of the Health & Welfare Award at the 2012 Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards.
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FSIS - New traceback measures, recall procedures
14 May 2012 - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced it is sending three documents to the Federal Register announcing several new policy measures that will affect inspected establishments. Read more >>
African Swine Fever discovered in Novgorod area
14 May 2012 - African Swine Fever virus of last week, was firstly recorded in the Novgorod region, stated representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor.
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Slovenia and Austria in sausage tug o' war
14 May 2012 - Slovenia has submitted its Kranjska Klobasa pork sausage to the European Commission for a PGI, a Protected Geographical Indication. The problem is this is identical to the in Austria produced Krainerwurst.
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India: Pig problem on airport runways
11 May 2012 - An Indian pilot intending to land at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport quickly aborted the sequence. He spotted a pig on the runway.
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Danish Crown to shut down pig slaughterhouse
11 May 2012 - At a meeting, the Pork Producer Committee has recommended that the Danish Crown slaughterhouse in Esbjerg be closed down at the end of August this year.
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Zhongpin: 2012 Q1 - Higher revenues and lower net income
11 May 2012 - Zhongpin Inc., a meat and food processing company in China reported higher sales revenues and lower net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared with the first quarter 2011.
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Smithfield Foods – ranked by Fortune magazine
11 May 2012 - Fortune magazine announced that it has ranked Smithfield Foods among America's 500 largest corporations for 2012.
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