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Pacific trade deal: good news for US pork industry After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries in the Asia-Pacific have...
NZ pig shooting study leads to questions Controversy has arisen after New Zealand scientists shot a number pigs at close range with handguns to be able...
New Zealand to ban antibiotics by 2030 “By 2030 New Zealand will not need antibiotics for the maintenance of animal health and wellness,” according to...
US consumers prefer labelled meat products, study shows While US congress considers repealing a law requiring country-of-origin labels on packages of beef, pork and...
Social media users slam New Zealand Pork’s advert New Zealand Pork’s new advertising campaign, which encourages men to get into the kitchen and give woman the...
HKScan to export pork to China HKScan Group, Nordic meat company, has announced that it will soon start exporting Finnish pork to China.
People: EW Nutrition appoint GM for China EW Nutrition have appointed Dr Jeff Wu to the position of General Manager of EW Nutrition Science & Technology...
Four countries receive highest animal welfare rating Just four countries – New Zealand, the UK, Switzerland and Austria – are deemed worthy of the highest ‘A’ rating...
People: NFF welcomes new CEO Simon Talbot The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president Brent Finlay announced the appointment of Simon Talbot as the...
NPPC calls on Japan to banish 'Gate Price' on US pork In a letter sent yesterday to top Obama administration trade officials, the National Pork Producers Council...
US: Good TPP deal for agriculture Nearly one-third of the US House urged the White House to pursue a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade...
Mixed results for China's pork imports The picture for China's pig meat imports for the first half of 2014 sees mixed results as a rise in frozen and...
NPPC calls for full market access offer from Japan In written testimony submitted (11 June) to the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, the National Pork...
Kemin launches animal nutrition book at VIV Kemin is launching Total Nutrition, Lipid digestion and absorption in animal nutrition at VIV Europe.
Online US pork promotion successful in China A recent online promotion for US pork conducted with China’s leading business-to-consumer platform, Tmall.com,...
The most impressive pig producer in the world I am often asked "Which, of all the pig producers you have met - impressed you the most?"
Reactions to several blogs Avid readers of this website have been responding to a couple of my previous blogs - "Using the benefit of...
New Zealand’s pig industry: Surviving through isolation Being located remotely, is that a curse or a blessing? For swine producers, it must be a bit of both. On one...
China’s battle to control pseudorabies Many swine-producing countries have eradicated the presence of pseudorabies, also known as Aujeszky’s Disease....
Winning one piglet per sow pre-weaning Since the home farm of Detert Zuchttiere switched to Danish genetics, extra attention was needed to keep the...
Rare breeds add to consumer appeal for alternative pork Interest in alternative production systems for pork is running high in Australia so the combination of ‘historic...
Thailand’s expectations for an FMD-free zone Despite strong market volatility, the Thai swine industry has grown recently. Thailand has high hopes for the...
EU LAUNCH OF BOAR TAINT CONTROL VACCINE: Belgium Over ten years after its introduction to the New Zealand and Australian market, a vaccine to control boar taint...