Denmark - Increasing exports to Australia[Latest swine news]Exports of pork are expected to increase by 20 % over the next year.source: www.bpex.org.uk |
Botswana - Piggery can diversify Botswana agric sector[Latest swine news]With the local and global demand for pork increasing, Botswana can have a stake in its production, according to a study released this week.source: www.sundaystandard.info |
Russian gov’t adopts essential food list to have price limits[Latest swine news]Russia’s government adopted a list of essential food goods to have retail price limits. The text of the document was published in the Rossiyskaya daily on Monday.source: www.itar-tass.com |
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 |
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seed as an n-3 fatty acid source for finishing pigs: Effects on fatty acid composition and fat stability of the meat and internal fat, growth performance, and meat sensory characteristics[Nutrimail]The use of chia seed in the finishing swine diets may change the fatty acid profil of pork. |
USA - Retail meat prices rise sixth consecutive month[Latest swine news]Retail prices for meat and eggs rose for the sixth consecutive month in June, reflecting the contraction of the nation’s livestock herds.source: www.porkmag.com |
European Union - The Community Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from animals and food in the European Union in 2008[Latest swine news]In 2008, 25 Member States submitted information on the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria to the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority. In addition, two countries that were not European Union Member States provided information for the report. Assisted by its contractor, the Technical University of Denmark, the European Food Safety Authority analysed all the data, the results of which are published in this Community Summary Report.source: www.efsa.europa.eu |