Malaysia - Integrated pig-breeding centre for Samarahan[Latest swine news]The problems of river pollution and stench from commercial-scale pig farming activities in Kuching, Sarian and Samarahan can be overcome when the breeders relocate their operations to the 800-hectare integrated, environment-friendly pig-breeding centre, near Balai Ringin in Samarahan.source: www.nst.com.my |
Breakthrough in livestock sex selection[Latest swine news]Ovasort Limited, which is based in Cardiff, has discovered sex-linked proteins on the surface of sperm cells of both pigs and cattle, and has developed a prototype product to identify and separate the male and female cells for each sex in both species.source: www.walesonline.co.uk |
Germany – Increase in numbers of slaughter hogs and piglets[Latest swine news]Although the German pig herd has shrunk over the past couple of years, German producers are importing increasing numbers of slaughter hogs and piglets from other countries, in particular Denmark. |
Russia - The Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary FMD restrictions on import of animal products to the Russian Federation from the Akmolinskaya Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan[Latest swine news]The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance informs that the Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions on import of all species of animals susceptible to FMD, products thereof and raw materials obtained from these animals from the territory of the Akmolinskaya Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation from 09.07.2010 due to occurrence of FMD in this territory.source: www.fsvps.ru |
USA - GIPSA rule concerns agricultural panel[Latest swine news]Members of a House Agriculture subcommittee expressed deep concern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rule on livestock and poultry contracts and marketing arrangements, a regulation that would limit pork producers' options in selling pigs to processors.source: www.usagnet.com |
Denmark - Less salmonella in outdoor pigs[Latest swine news]In a survey from the Food Institute of Danish Technical University (DTU) there were salmonella in over ten percent of conventional indoor slaughter pigs, in seven percent of organic pigs, and in only five percent of outdoor pigs.source: www.food.dtu.dk |
Ukraine - Increasing pig population[Latest swine news]The Ukrainian Committee of Statistics reported that as of June 1, 2010, the number of pigs in alltypes of farms increased by 14.2% up to 8175.8 thousand pigs against the same period in 2009. source: www.bpex.org.uk |
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