ASF found in meat entering Northern Ireland Traces of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus have been found in meat that was brought into Northern Ireland...
Scientific survey: How about swill feed for pigs? Professionals in the UK swine business do not necessarily reject the re-introduction of swill in swine feed, if...
Review Pig Progress webinar ‘Robust Piglets’ ‘Robust Piglets’ was the theme of the Pig Progress webinar held Thursday October 6, 2016. In case you missed it,...
Change use of antibiotics, investors say A total of 10 large US and British restaurant groups have been targeted by a campaign of 54 large investors, to...
National Pork Board defines antibiotics stewardship plan The National Pork Board has announced a stewardship plan to guide and support the responsible use of antibiotics...
Consumers confused about medicines in British meat British consumers are confused about the use of animal medicines in livestock, according to a recent study.
France wants to lower antibiotic use in livestock As antimicrobial resistance is emerging, the French food safety agency (ANSES) calls for reduction of antibiotic...
Rabobank: New meat packaging extends shelf-life New packaging and processing technologies are extending the shelf-life of fresh and processed meat. According to...
No easy alternatives to surgical castration of piglets Four alternatives to surgical castration of piglets were outlined by scientists from Aarhus University in a...
Canada: Pig industry receives $13 million for research Canada's swine industry has received a $13 million investment from the Harper Government for a pork research...
Europe failing consumers, sow rule compliance investigated Lamentable efforts at enforcing recent animal welfare legislation means that Europe is ill-serving its consumers...
Alltech survey: more feed in 2013 In 2013, the global feed industry produced 963 million metric tons of animal feed. This is one percent more than...
Cherkizovo Group launches new meat products Cherkizovo Group begins manufacturing ready-to-cook products from refrigerated meat and launches a new project.
US pork promotion makes waves in Taiwan The people of Taiwan love home-grown pork, but high-quality American pork is becoming the media darling in this...
USDA: $10.5 million available to help ag producers Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of nearly $10.5 million in US Department of...
US: New pork task force to develop 2020 plan The National Pork Board has named a new task force that will examine consumer needs, animal care, sustainable...
BLOG: Consumerism – analysis or just more politics? We are all consumers but I have to say I was disappointed when the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) ‘The...
The story behind Canada’s controversial food guide Agricultural organisations recently responded with severe criticism to Canada’s Food Guide, reviewing the...
Miratorg present in every step of pork production Large steps have been made in the Russian pig industry in the recent years, but few of the companies have...
CAHE gearing up to be one of the world’s major shows Mid-May is going to be a very busy month for the global livestock industry. While Europe and North America...
PEDv awakened a sleeping giant in North America Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) has taken the US pig industry by surprise in the last ten months. While...
Safe food is key for Chinese meat giant Shuanghui Having acquired Smithfield Foods, the Chinese company Shuanghui hopes to gain access to in-depth knowledge about...
Phytogenics as a natural alternative to antibiotics With antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) being reduced in leading countries all over the world, the interest for...
Health, feed, growth – Nothing happens in isolation Precision Livestock Farming is becoming very popular; many technologically driven companies are zooming into...
Antimicrobials under heavy discussion in United States That the antibiotics issue is slowly becoming one of the key elements in the US poultry and pig industry became...
Pork safety: past achievements and future challenges Peter Davies : University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA
Part 1 from Change is our opportunity: Innovative... Farmers must be flexible to changing consumer demands since today these drive the changes in the global swine...