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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.

Dramatic rises in feed raw materials costs during the last 12 months have doubled the financial benefits of using Maxi-Mil® to increase milling efficiency and improve feed quality according Anitox.

Harrisvaccines announces United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) licensure of the company’s swine flu vaccine, approved by the Department’s Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) for disease caused by swine influenza virus (SIV) H3N2.

BASF plans to acquire Becker Underwood for a price of $1.02 billion (€785 million).

Wageningen UR and four companies have committed themselves to reinforcing the position of the Netherlands as an innovative livestock breeding country through the Breed4Food initiative.

EU leaders from the EU Agricultural Cooperatives Confederation Cogeca unanimously elected in Brussels today Mr Christian Pèes from France as its new President. Thomas Magnusson from Sweden and Maria Antónia Figueiredo were elected as two new Vice-Presidents.

Canada's Economic Action Plan is helping an Alberta meat processing company expand their operations and increase sales.

EuroTier 2012 is more international than ever before. The strong growth in the number of exhibitors, with an extra 40 per cent by comparison with the last event, is made up chiefly of international exhibitors.