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U.S. pork exports in August were down 6 percent in volume (175,310 metric tons) and 7 percent in value ($495.5 million) compared to a year ago, but these totals were up 10 percent and 6 percent, respectively, from the previous month’s performance.

Tyson Foods, Inc. announced it is launching a program to personally audit the treatment of animals at the livestock and poultry farms that supply the company.

Alltech vice president, Aidan Connolly, presenting at the IFIF-FAO joint meeting, predicted a contraction of 3 – 5%.

Rick joins Anitox from Merck Animal Health, where he was Director of the company’s U.S. Integrated Livestock Business Unit, a role in which his major responsibilities included the development and initiation of long-term poultry and swine business strategies, identification and implementation of business processes and the enhancement/alignment of people to drive sustainable growth.

Bruno Silva (32) works for TOPIGS as a researcher and nutritionist. He received the Pork World Industry Award during the Pork Expo 2012 and the Latin American International Swine Congress in Curitiba.

Breeders David and Sue Morgan of Pockthorpe near Driffield have been named Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year at a glittering ceremony held at the Grosvenor Hotel in London’s Park Lane.

Robert Lutz and Wolfgang Pfeiffer, have combined forces and established a new 650 place sow unit on a green field site in Baden- Wurttemberg, Southern Germany, and decided to use Hermitage Genetics due to their high health status, prolificacy, conformation and excellent fattening results being achieved by existing Hermitage customers in Southern Germany.

Anitox has 35 years experience in antimicrobial and mould-control technology in livestock feeds and raw materials.

Cherkizovo has completed the construction of modern production facilities in Lipetsk, Tambov and Voronezh regions.

Shane Meyer strives to optimize productivity and financial return for the farm owners of the Plymouth Ag Group, Diller, Neb. He implements new technology where feasible and strives to help his personnel develop superior animal husbandry skills.

Agromek, which will be held during the period 27th to 30th November (inclusive) will present a total of 237 New Product exhibits including 25 New Product exhibits which are completely new within the EEC.

VIV China has once again profiled itself as an international platform for products, knowledge and technology for the Chinese animal protein production industry.

$100,000 in grant funding available to study DRAXXIN® for treatment of swine respiratory disease

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that its detailed sustainability results for fiscal 2012 can be found at the newly updated www.smithfieldcommitments.com, the website dedicated to sharing information regarding the core sustainability programs critical to Smithfield Foods' business.

The 26th SPACE trade fair took place from 11 to 14 September 2012 in Rennes in a very positive atmosphere, with much high-quality dialogue, both at exhibitors’ stands and at the 50 organised conferences.

DLG has appointed an independent, international jury committee, comprising industry experts from the UK, Switzerland and Germany, to evaluate all the submissions according to stringent criteria.

After the appallingly wet weather of our latest ‘summer’, high levels of mycotoxins in this year’s wheat crops are forecast.

Field-proven vaccine reduces viral shed, disease transmission.

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today announced that Australian Pork Limited (APL) has joined the national peak farm body as a Commodity Council member.

Adequate body condition scores during gestation may enable quicker return to estrus post-weaning.

Becky Matli believes preplanning and foresight can help pork producers avoid production problems that might occur during the farrowing process.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition unveiled today its new antioxidant offer: MELOFEED®, a complementary feed naturally rich in vegetal Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and catalase.

ConAgra is asking their pork suppliers to present actionable plans by 2017 that address both the elimination of gestation stalls and creation of traceability systems within the pork supply chain.

Though Hillshire Brands does not raise pigs, the company’s plan is to source all pork from suppliers who use housing that provides the animals the opportunity for adequate movement and comfort, while also ensuring their safety.