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$100,000 grant supports study for virus characterization and immunobiology of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome.

The 6th edition of Pig, Poultry & Dairy Focus Asia 2014 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 3-5th March 2014.

A major milestone was reached this week when industry fundraising achieved 50% of its target to establish a National Chair in Swine Welfare.

Tosh Farms of Henry, Tenn., a leading producer of pork and grain, has been recognized with the Customer Diversity and Inclusion Award from Zoetis.

VION has announced that a final agreement has been reached on the proposed sale of its Ingredients division.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced expanded responsibilities for Robert W. Manly as executive vice president and chief synergy officer and the promotion of Kenneth M. Sullivan to chief financial officer.

P. Scott Shearer, one of the leading advocates for American agriculture and agricultural exports, has been named the 2013 recipient of the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Distinguished Service Award.

Ceva sealed its synergistic collaboration with partners Jinyu Baoling following the signature of a technical and trademark license to produce international standard brucellosis vaccines in China.

Harrisvaccines, today announced it has been awarded a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) research.

The Managements of JBS S.A. and Marfrig Alimentos S.A., collectively the “Companies”, as amended, announce that yesterday, September 30th, the two Companies have closed the transaction agreed under a certain Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Equity Interests and Other Covenants

Updated look speaks to a proven brand promise in precision equipment for feed management, livestock weighing, harvesting technology, planting solutions and nutrient management.

Two pilot barns that were identified from a number of applicants from Saskatchewan and Manitoba have entered into the first stages of the planning process to look at options for converting to group sow housing.

Most swine vets agree that Swine Influenza is an increasing problem, according to a survey recently conducted by Merial Animal Health.

Mycotoxins, toxic contaminants produced by molds, are a major challenge for Asian producers and are a serious risk to their livestock.

Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that veterinarians and farmers across the globe have reached the milestone of protecting more than 500 million pigs from the potentially devastating consequences of Mycoplasma hyopneumonia, by using Ingelvac MycoFLEX®.

The European Project farmsUP! runs an online photo competition on agricultural entrepreneurship.

Two new high-quality German-made electronic pig and livestock weighers have been introduced by Suffolk-based equipment supplier.

PRRS Vaccine and Other Swine Herd Health Data Presented at 6th Asian Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Vietnam.

Combined Company to Have Greater Access to Large and Growing Chinese Market and Retain World-Leading Food Safety and Quality Control Standards.

• Inauguration ceremony for Zhangjiang plant expansion in Shanghai • Investment of 70 million Euro • New building for Center of Competence

Results were analysed from hundreds of pigs individually tested using the company’s sophisticated FIRE (Feed Intake Recording Equipment) system on its Oakwood nucleus unit in Yorkshire.

BIOMIN announces the positive votes of the EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) on the authorization of two BIOMIN products as “substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins”.

Last Monday, the 23rd of September of 2013, Dr Jorge Moreno López, full professor from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Dr. Hu Shan, Dean of the Qingdao Agriculture University (QAU) from China, visited the facilities of CReSA.

Last July, MARTINI SPA and PIC Italy signed the renewal of their agreement for the supply of genetic and technical cooperation up to 2019.