New phenotypes for new breeding goals in pigs
In view of the current and future trends, the breeding goals have to include several additional traits and new phenotypes.
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Denmark launches new environment law
The Danish government has therefore passed a law introducing 10-metre wide buffer strips of non-cultivated land along all lakes and watercourses in the country side toiling 50.000 hectares.
Effects of dietary benzoic acid and sodium-benzoate on performance, nitrogen and mineral balance and hippuric acid excretion of piglets
Benzoic acid is more effective than sodium-benzoate in piglet’s performance and metabolism.
Denmark: speeding up organic production
The Danish agricultural Minister, Mette Gjerskov, has launched an Action Plan for organic production towards 2020.
Australia: national livestock methane program
Research is also being undertaken to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from animal waste.
Pork CRC encouraging innovation
Proposals for genuinely innovative shorter term projects across the four research programs of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) are now invited.
Australia: National Food Plan green paper
The Australian Government is developing Australia’s first National Food Plan to better integrate all aspects of food policy.
Third-party Audit of Murphy-Brown Facilities Again Endorses Continued ISO-14001 Certification
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that a third-party audit of its Environmental Management System at Murphy-Brown LLC facilities found 'zero' non-conformances.
FAO: new effort to harmonize measurement of livestock's environmental impacts
Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking.
Effect of litter type and feeding system on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions in growing pigs
The effects of two types of litter (straw and sawdust) and two feeding systems (dry and liquid) on nitrogenous (NH3, N2O and N2) and carbon emissions (CH4 and CO2) were determined in growing pigs.
Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990/2010 and inventory report 2012
GHG emissions from the agricultural sector contributed nearly 10 per cent of total emissions in the EU-27 in 2010.
The impact of pork production on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions
Provisional estimates from FAO indicate that pork production contributes about 793 million tonnes CO2 equivalent which represents approximately 1.6% of global GHG emissions.
France: sluggish pig sector
According to the latest study on the French pig sector by CGAAER, as of 2002 the sector has been sluggish.
Australia: pork producers get carbon support
Aussie pork producers have taken their first step towards lowering their carbon footprint with the release of a new Bioenergy Support Program.
Chile: the temporary closure of an operation affects 500,000 pigs, prompting their relocation
The Secretary of State ordered the temporary closure of the pig farm, located in the Atacama region.
Pork CRC opens one stop gas shop
Launching its Bioenergy Support Program at the Pan Pacific Pork Expo 2012 marks the first step of an internationally acclaimed commitment by the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork to reduce the carbon footprint of Australia’s pork producers to one kilogram of carbon dioxide per one kilogram of meat.