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Moving disease diagnostics from the laboratory to the field could provide significant time and cost savings for the pig industry.

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Applegate, the No. 1 brand in the natural and organic value-added prepared meats category.

Air sampling techniques for early detection of disease in the cucumber growing industry could help indoor pig farmers reduce disease spread.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Kansas City Sausage, LLC announced construction of a $44.8 million, 90,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art sausage plant in Sampson County, NC. The project represents an investment by Kansas City Sausage, LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between Smithfield and Kansas City Sausage, that is expected to create 177 new jobs.

New system created to help prevent body condition loss in sows.

More than a dozen seminars scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, and Thursday, June 4, are included in the price of admission to the 2015 World Pork Expo.

It was the first time the event’s plenary sessions were held in the famed Rupp Arena, a venue large enough to accommodate the nearly 3,000 attendees from 63 countries.

Increasing lactation feed intake and lameness prevention may support sow longevity.

At the World Pork Expo 2015, Des Moines, USA, Vostermans Ventilation Inc. introduces the Multifan High Pressure Filter Fans.

Global animal health leader Alltech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jiangsu Guo Ming Agricultural Development Company at the China Animal Husbandry Expo in Chongqing

Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods announced today the formation of a joint venture, with equal ownership, to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa

Now indicated for use in piglets of all ages

JSR Genetics will become the exclusive distributor of Topigs Norsvin genetics in Great Britain and the AI activities of AIM UK in Great Britain will be integrated into the JSR AI network.

Minitube International is sponsoring the 3rd Simmet Prize in Assisted Reproduction.

Australian researchers have demonstrated mixing sows at weaning, or after mating, has no long term effect on welfare

Program honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to swine care

This important acquisition provides Nuscience with a stronger foothold in the strategically important Brazilian market.

European pig health symposium highlights PRRS costs and control

The website is available from this month (April): www.prrscontrol.com, the most complete platform with the most up-to-date and complete information on PRRS.

Murdoch University researchers are investigating whether the effluent from piggeries can be effectively treated with micro and macroalgae so that species of the organism can be safely fed back to pigs.

Combined company to be a global leader in animal health and nutrition with annual revenues in excess of USD $1.6 billion

140 expert swine veterinarians from all over Europe attended a practical symposium organized by Ceva to help reduce respiratory disease in pigs.

Research and development underpinning modern pork production systems was highlighted at the 2015 Pig Day Out