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News Archive
Russia: Outbreaks of ASF continue, even near Moscow
07 May 2012 - Early May, during routine inspections, specialists of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor, found 13 carcasses of dead wild boars in the Tula. The boars had died from African Swine Fever. Read more >>
Ceva's Berlin symposium zooms in on sow reproduction
07 May 2012 - Approximately 150 veterinarians, swine producers and scientists from 18 countries recently gathered in Berlin, Germany to attend a symposium on sow reproduction, organised by animal health company Ceva Santé Animale. Read more >>
VIV China steps up formula by adding International China Summit
07 May 2012 - An International China Summit will be added to the biannual VIV China trade show to ensure a strong interest at the September show, organisers VNU Exhibitions and CNAS have announced in a press release. Read more >>
USA: New swine feed mill for Massachusetts
07 May 2012 - Seaboard Foods has begun work on a new feed mill west of Holyoke. The new plant will produce about 200,000 tonnes of swine feed for the Colorado-based live operations of the company and will purchase about five million bushels of locally produced grain annually to support the plant’s operations. Read more >>
Bruges pig vet symposium attracts record of 937 delegates
04 May 2012 - The European Symposium for Porcine Health Management, held in Bruges last week, can be considered an unexpected success. Instead of an expected 300-400 delegates, 937 made it to the Belgian city. Read more >>
Cherkizovo pork investments slow as Russia joins WTO
04 May 2012 - Russian pork and poultry integrator Cherkizovo will refrain from new investments in light of Russia’s coming accession to the WTO.
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Australia CRC works on China’s 700 million pig problem
04 May 2012 - In collaboration with Chinese technology firm HLM Asia, Australia’s CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC Care) has developed a bioreactor to combat the scourge of the Chinese pork industry - pig manure, Reuters reports.
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Canadian pork industry promotes trade agreement with EU
04 May 2012 - Pork industry leaders participated in a series of events across the country to promote the importance of trade to the Canadian pork industry and to highlight the benefits of an ambitious Canada-European Union free trade deal.
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Animine at symposium on digestive physiology of pigs
04 May 2012 - Organised every three years, the International Symposium on the Digestive Physiology of Pigs, traditionally in Europe, will be for the first time in the USA in 29 May – 1 June 2012.
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US state to criminalise illegal entry into pig facilities
04 May 2012 - A senate committee of the state of Missouri seems poised to recommend a bill that, if passed, would allow prosecution of those who would gain unlawful access to an agricultural facility and those who would record and disseminate pictures or sound taken at an agricultural facility without the knowledge or permission of the owner.
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PEOPLE: New knowledge transfer officer at British Pig Executive
04 May 2012 - A new BPEX Knowledge Transfer Manager has been appointed to cover the East of England following the departure of Colin Stone. Read more >>
Bulgaria moves away from plan to control FMD by fence
03 May 2012 - Bulgaria has scrapped its idea to build a border fence with Turkey that was supposed to keep animals infected with Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) from entering the country. Bulgaria cannot afford the construction of the planned 181 km border fence. Read more >>
Poultry, pig processor Brasil Foods reports 60% profit drop in Q1
03 May 2012 - For the first quarter of 2012, Brasil Foods has reported a strong decrease in net income of 60%. The Brazilian poultry and pork processor attributes this to lower exports to Asian markets, as well as to increased feed costs.
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AB Vista: New website
03 May 2012 - AB Vista is springing into action with a freshly designed website – introducing a platform for new generation services for customers across the feed industry.
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JSR wins Queen’s Award for International Trade
03 May 2012 - UK pig genetics company, JSR Genetics won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade as recognition for outstanding export success.
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HerdStar: Preview of software at World Pork Expo 2012
03 May 2012 - HerdStar is releasing a preview of their all new version of GF Pro software at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.
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NPPC praises Domino’s decision regarding gestation stalls
03 May 2012 - Domino’s Pizza shareholders last Wednesday rejected – by a majority vote of 80 percent – a resolution from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) requiring its pork suppliers to stop the use of gestation stalls. The National Pork Producers Council hailed the move as a vote for common sense.
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New method to measure pig barn odour
02 May 2012 - Scientists from Aarhus University are working on developing a new method for measuring odour from pig barns. Measurement of odour from pig barns is a complicated affair in that the air contains more than 200 different types of odour compounds...
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Counting down to the 2012 British Pig and Poultry Fair
02 May 2012 - Producers keen to make the best of their businesses and learn how to make their enterprises thrive still have time to sign up for fast track entry to the 2012 British Pig and Poultry Fair.
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PEOPLE: 2011 Achievement Merit Award winner
02 May 2012 - At the Annual General Meeting, president Jim Donaldson presented an engraved mantel clock to Robert J. Robinson, the 2011 recipient of the Canadian Swine Breeders Association Achievement Merit Award.
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