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News Archive
Antitrust body doubts merger creating meat processor Brasil Foods
16 Jun 2011 - Brazil's antitrust regulator has postponed a ruling on the merger that created food processor Brasil Foods. The rulilng would open the way for negotiations on an agreement that would allow the company to continue operating, Reuters reports. Read more >>
Zhongpin elects Prof Xiaosong Hu as independent director
16 Jun 2011 - Chinese meat and food processing company Zhongpin's board of directors has elected Xiaosong Hu, aged 50, as a director, effective as of June 16, 2011. Read more >>
Intervet/SP: New ELISA test checks PCV vaccination compliance
16 Jun 2011 - At the 6th International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases, held in Barcelona, Spain, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health introduced BacuCheck, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with the company’s vaccine Porcilis PCV. Read more >>
More African Swine Fever in Russia's Tver Oblast
16 Jun 2011 - Another outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in the Tver region, west of Moscow. The news was made public by the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Read more >>
Amsterdam to host conference - Boars Heading For 2018
16 Jun 2011 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will host an international conference, called ‘Boars heading for 2018’, to discuss solutions to find alternatives for surgical castration. The conference will be held 1-2 December, 2011. Read more >>
Swedish-Chinese pig ear deal about to be signed
16 Jun 2011 - The Swedish government has recently confirmed that it is close to signing an agreement for the export of pig ears to China, where the ears are a sought-after delicacy. Read more >>
African Swine Fever threatens 90,000 pigs in northern Malawi
15 Jun 2011 - The South East African country of Malawi says a suspected outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has occurred in the northern Rumphi and Mzimba districts putting at risk a total of 92,000 pigs. Read more >>
BPEX: Stressful spring for boars
15 Jun 2011 - The hot, dry spring has highlighted the issue of heat stress in pigs which can cause fertility problems in boars as well as sows. To help pig producers avoid this problem, BPEX has published its latest 2TS Action for Productivity fact sheet on preventing and managing heat stress in boars.
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BASF: New enzyme combination for pigs
15 Jun 2011 - With the introduction of Natuphos 5000 Combi G, BASF is the first to bring an animal feed enzyme combination in granulate form. The new product is a combination of the two BASF feed additives Natuphos and Natugrain TS.
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Smithfield: New $1.2 billion credit line, extends $200m term loan
15 Jun 2011 - Smithfield Foods announced that it has entered into new revolving credit facilities totaling $1.2 billion with Rabobank Nederland, New York Branch, as administrative agent.
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Zhongpin to build new pork plant in Tangshan, Hebei Province
15 Jun 2011 - Chinese meat and food processing company Zhongpin will further expand into north China by building a new production facility in Tangshan city, Hebei province, east of Beijing. Read more >>
Ukraine banned import of pork from Russia
14 Jun 2011 - The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine has banned imports of pork from the Central District of the Russian Federation due to another outbreak of African Swine Fever. Read more >>
UK: Pig welfare remains a big issue
14 Jun 2011 - Welfare will continue to be a big issue in the pig industry and genetic selection for improved efficiency and ethics are not necessarily antagonistic to ethical production. Genetic selection can improve welfare and increase production ethically, Ed Sutcliffe, ACMC’s technical director told a Yorkshire conference organised by international pig-breeding company ACMC.
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PQA Plus Advisor recertification session
14 Jun 2011 - People who become certified as Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus program are required to recertify every three years. That means those certified during the initial training period in 2007 need to complete a recertification training and testing session.
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AB Vista expands supply chain team with new appointment
14 Jun 2011 - AB Vista, a leading international supplier of new generation micro-ingredients for the animal feed industry, has strengthened its supply chain team with the appointment of Debbie Webber as supply chain manager.
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US: Farmers and ranchers back house spending bill
13 Jun 2011 - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF) praised House lawmakers for including language in an agriculture funding bill that would prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing its proposed regulation on livestock and poultry marketing.
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Danisco product improves animal performance from mixed grain diets
13 Jun 2011 - Danisco Animal Nutrition has launched Axtra XB - a new feed enzyme product designed to give improved feed cost savings and excellent performance for pigs and poultry from mixed grain diets.
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Cargill teams up with Corporacion Pipasa
13 Jun 2011 - Cargill in Central America announced that it has combined its operations with Corporacion Pipasa, which is a leading poultry and meat processor in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and is now a part of Cargill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. All regulatory approvals have been completed. Read more >>
African Swine Fever outbreak in Torzhok, Russia
10 Jun 2011 - Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) reported that pigs were found dead at a pig farm situated in the territory of one of the penal colonies in Torzhok, the Tver Oblast.
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South Korean ambassador to US urges passing trade deal
10 Jun 2011 - In a strong speech at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, South Korean ambassador Han, Duck-soo, strongly urged US Congress to ratify the pending US-Korean Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Ratification is considered of major importance for US pork producers. The full text of his speech can be read below. Read more >>
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