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News Archive
Comfortable controlling for pig unit operators
29 Sep 2010 - Pig farmers require control systems which offer comfortable and clear support for their service management. With the present update “Service-ModuleExcellent 4PX/4BO“, Weda Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH from Lutten offer pig farmers a new instrument, made available for their animal house management. Read more >>
US: Recipient of Allen D. Leman Science in Practice award announced
28 Sep 2010 - Paul Yeske, DVM, MS, was named the recipient of the 2010 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award. Presented by Pfizer Animal Health and the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine, the award was given at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn. Read more >>
Australia: Christmas pork prices to sky-rocket
28 Sep 2010 - Western Australian shoppers can expect to pay more their pork as Christmas approaches.
With a forecast poor 2009/10 grain harvest across much of the state in the next few months and pork producers already battling high grain prices, their input costs are climbing to the point where consumers simply must pay more for pork to enjoy fresh, WA-grown pork. Read more >>
BPEX: Regional events/ Two-Tonne Sow campaign also discussed
28 Sep 2010 - BPEX is running three regional events in November for all who work in the allied industry. Similar to the events held in January this year, it is a chance to find out the latest on BPEX activities and services it provides the allied companies. Read more >>
Eurotier – Big Dutchman Innovation - SonoCheck: Stress free sow pregnancy check/ view video
28 Sep 2010 - Big Dutchman’s newly developed SonoCheck is a device for automatic pregnancy checking of sows in group housing which reduces the stress of ultrasound scanning to a minimum. The core part of the system was developed especially for the Big Dutchman ESF system CallMatic Pro and can be mounted on to the ESF station. Read more >>
Canada: Up to $2 million investment strengthens livestock industry
27 Sep 2010 - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), announced another investment through the Slaughter Improvement Program to strengthen Quebec’s livestock sector. Read more >>
German federal elite auction for pigs
27 Sep 2010 - Since the end of 2008 the most important German pig breeding associations are working together more closely. At that time, a common platform called "Deutsche Herdbuchzucht Schwein (DHS - German herdbook breeding pig) had been created. Read more >>
China’s pork prices increasing
27 Sep 2010 - From July this year, pork prices were at an all-time low. Now in the second half of September, domestic pork prices are 12.60 RMB/kg - compared with the same period of last year, registering a rise of 3.6%. Read more >>
US firm recalls pork products - mislabelling and undeclared allergen problem
27 Sep 2010 - Mekong Fresh Meats, a Mosinee, Wis., establishment, is recalling approximately 29,893 pounds of cured uncooked pork ginger sausages because they contain an undeclared allergen, wheat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Wheat is a known allergen, which is not declared on the label. Read more >>
UK: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in farm animals have potential to spread to humans/ NFU’s angry response
24 Sep 2010 - The UK Soil Association has issued a press release on the subject of antimicrobial resistance, which says that 'shocking new levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in intensively reared farm animals have the potential to spread to humans'. This has prompted an angry response from the NFU. Read more >>
JSR appoints first Croatian agent licensed to sell pig stock
24 Sep 2010 - Croatian pig producers – the Ivancic family – signed a contract with JSR Genetics, the UK-based international pig breeding company, for the supply of breeding stock to their Agro-farmer d.o.o business based at Sevete Ludbreske, Croatia. Read more >>
EuroTier 2010: over 1,800 stands booked
24 Sep 2010 - International agricultural show EuroTier, held at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover, Germany, 16-19 November, will have a record number of at least 1,819 exhibitors at the show. Read more >>
Eurotier – Big Dutchman Innovation: Pig house control from a single source
24 Sep 2010 - The confusing variety of different computer software for pig houses is a thing of the past: with BigFarmNet Big Dutchman launches a completely new technology in which all house applications and controllers are integrated in just one single software. Read more >>
NPPC asks US President Obama to resolve trucking issue with Mexico
23 Sep 2010 - The National Pork Producers Council and 36 state pork producer organizations are urging President Obama to work with Congress and the Mexican government to resolve as quickly as possible the dispute over allowing Mexican trucks to haul goods into the United States. Read more >>
Novel swine vaccine approved in China - control boar taint
23 Sep 2010 - Chinese swine producers have been given the go-ahead to use Improvac, the novel vaccine that is used in other major swine-producing markets as an alternative to physical castration for the control of boar taint. Read more >>
Pig farming in Europe – meeting the four P’s is essential
23 Sep 2010 - Pig producers of the future will survive if they will take into account the four P’s of Pig, Profit, People and Planet. Read more >>
Trend monitor: Optimism among Europe’s farmers
23 Sep 2010 - The economic environment and outlook for Europe’s farmers have improved. A research into farmers’ current situations and their expected business developments showed that both in Eastern and in Western Europe, positive thinking is key. Read more >>
Pfizer AH: Swine Respiratory Disease (SRD) controlled – product approved
22 Sep 2010 - Excede (ceftiofur crystalline free acid) Sterile Suspension from Pfizer Animal Health is now approved by the U.S. Center for Veterinary Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration for the control of swine respiratory disease (SRD) associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Haemophilus parasuis and Streptococcus suis in groups of pigs where SRD has been diagnosed.
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Calling for industry people to sign up to Pig Industry Professional Register
22 Sep 2010 - As part of a drive to get more people signed up to the Pig Industry Professional Register (PIPR) new members will be given a year's free subscription to Pig World magazine. The first ten free subscriptions will be paid for by Pig World and the second ten by BPEX. Read more >>
Thailand: Strong baht cuts fertiliser prices
22 Sep 2010 - Fertiliser, among the 39 product items on the Commerce Ministry's price control list, should be cut by about 2,500 baht a tonne, as the strong baht has made imports cheaper, says Vatchari Vimooktayon, the department's director-general, adding that 16-20-0 fertiliser is still being quoted locally at 14,000 baht per tonne.
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