NZ: PRRS fears increased due to new pork import standards
25 May 2012 - The High Court in New Zealand is permitting new health standards when it comes to pork meat imports. This has sparked The Pork Industry Board to appeal the High Court’s decision - the board said that there will be a higher risk of bringing Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) into the country.
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NZ: More effective rules wanted regarding raw meat fed to pigs
23 May 2012 - In New Zealand better and more effective regulations are called for regarding banning raw meat fed to pigs. This has been urged by Primary Industries Ministry officials.
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Australian pork industry refutes bacon tax claim
21 May 2012 - The reported increase in the Australian Pig Slaughter Levy was misrepresented by media in the Federal Budget announcement, with claims of a new ‘bacon tax’. The Australian pork industry wants to put this into perspective.
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New Zealand court upholds pork import standards
08 May 2012 - New Zealand’s High Court has validated the rules used by the Ministry for Primary Industries when developing import requirements for pork from countries where PRRS occurs.
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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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Australia: Consumers can now be sure of free range pork
24 Apr 2012 - Consumers can at last be confident that the pork they are buying is truly free range following the release of the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance (APIQ) program Free Range standards, in conjunction with the Australian Pork Certified Free Range logo for pork products.
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Australia: 'Free range' sow and piglet system on agenda
17 Apr 2012 - Larger areas are expected to improve the well-being of the sow, reproduction rates and the welfare of offspring.
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Australia: Pork industry moving fast to let go of sow stalls
13 Apr 2012 - The Australian pork industry’s voluntary move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017, is making substantial progress, with around one in three sows now spending their pregnant lives sow stall free.
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Australia: Pork projects with a difference
10 Apr 2012 - Research projects demonstrating quality, system changing science that could successfully be adopted by Australia’s pork industry will be considered for funding by the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, which called for proposals on March 1.
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Vion Ingredients to acquire BAIC Protein in Australia
04 Apr 2012 - With the acquisition of BAIC Protein in Maryborough, Queensland, Vion Ingredients has commenced the production of blood plasma and haemoglobin in Australia. Read more >>
PEOPLE: New director for CRC High Integrity Australian Pork
27 Mar 2012 - New Zealand pork producer Chris Trengrove has been appointed to the board of directors of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Sam McIvor as the board representative of essential participant, New Zealand Pork. Read more >>
PEOPLE: Sam McIvor steps down as NZ Pork CEO
19 Mar 2012 - After almost six years at New Zealand Pork, CEO Sam McIvor is leaving the role as from mid-March. A recruitment process for his replacement is well underway. Read more >>
Australia: Pork projects with a difference
12 Mar 2012 - Research projects demonstrating quality, system changing science that could successfully be adopted by Australia’s pork industry will be considered for funding by the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, which called for proposals on March 1.
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Research: Dehulled lupins in weaner pig diets
05 Mar 2012 - Combined Australian/Canadian research studied the performance and intestinal responses to dehulling and inclusion level of Australian sweet lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) in diets for weaner pigs. Read more >>
Pig industry award: Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award open for applications
29 Feb 2012 - Applications are now open for the Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award. The award gives young veterinarians the chance to improve skills, build contacts, pursue a career in the pig industry, and travel overseas to further their personal and professional development.
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People: Bob Nichol made regional director EW Nutrition
16 Feb 2012 - EW Nutrition GmbH managing director Jan Wesjohann has announced that Robert “Bob” Nichol has joined EW Nutrition GmbH as regional director for South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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Australia: Pig abattoir fights to get licence back (See VIDEO)
20 Jan 2012 - For 60 years farmers have been sending their stock to the LE Giles abattoir in Gippsland, Australia, however, this came to an end after a video from Animals Australia appeared to show cruel treatment of pigs. The owners of LE Giles abattoir are now fighting to get their operating licence back. Read more >>
Australia: A method where pork offal products could be traced back to farms
19 Jan 2012 - Pork offal products could be traced back to farms where it originated from. A Pert based researcher is currently forming a way to do this.
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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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Australia: PORK CRC APSA Awards presented
04 Jan 2012 - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference, recently held at the Adelaide Hilton Hotel.
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