Osteomyelitis in pig carcasses at a Portuguese slaughterhouse: association with tail-biting and teeth resection
Meat inspection data were collected from 100,489 finishing pigs slaughtered in a northern Portuguese abattoir.
articles about meat quality
Singapore opens its market to Paraguayan meats
This achievement represents a significant step forward for Paraguay's foreign trade and consolidates its position as a reliable supplier in the international food sector.
Argentina's swine industry presented its strategic plan 2025-2032
The Argentine Swine Federation outlined a federal, productive, and sanitary agenda to boost the sector with ambitious goals, concrete actions, and strong public-private articulation.
Colombia moves to expand agri-food exports to China
The National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima) has identified food products with export potential to strengthen trade relations between Colombia and China.
Chile goes paperless for U.S. meat exports
This transformation represents a milestone in the digitization of Chile's agri-food trade.
Alliance to transform agri-food trade in Mexico
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the National Confederation of Grocery Center Merchants' Associations (Conacca) announced a strategic alliance aimed at transforming Mexico's agri-food trade model and strengthening national food sovereignty.
Cooking loss estimation of semispinalis capitis muscle of pork butt using a deep neural network on hyperspectral data
Nondestructive prediction of the quality properties of pork butts can be achieved using hyperspectral images obtained from the semispinalis capitis muscle.
Italy: New PDO carcass classification is active
New estimation equations for heavy pig carcass classification have been approved.
France: Mandatory display of meat origin in restaurants
The decree extends to pork, sheep meat, and poultry meat with the obligation to display the origin of beef having been in place since 2002.
The EU strengthens the investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks
The OJEU has just published the regulation on whole genome sequencing for the investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks.
Impact of the leptin receptor gene on pig performance and quality traits
With current low-protein diets, the T allele is expected to be cost-effective only in niche markets where a very high level of marbling is critical.
Topigs Norsvin boars. Catalog of lines and selection objectives
Sánchez-Osorio describes the characteristics of the different terminal boar lines developed by Topigs Norsvin for each type of market, prioritizing lean yield or meat quality.
EU: Listeria monocytogenes food safety criteria modified
On November 21, 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/2895, amending Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 as regards the food safety criteria for Listeria monocytogenes.
Impact of capsaicin supplementation on growth, blood profiles, and carcass quality in finishing pigs
Capsaicin supplementation in finishing diets may improve performance and meat quality.
Different fat sources and vitamin E levels on optimizing growth performance, lean growth, organ size, carcass characteristics, primal cuts, and pork quality in heavyweight - finishing pigs
Vitamin E supplementation and its interaction with fat sources may affect yield and quality in heavy slaughtered pigs.
Effects of dietary supplementation with Aurantiochytrium limacinum on tissue fatty acid profile in finishing pigs
Dietary Aurantiochytrium limacinum supplementation at the end of the finishing period may improve the fatty acid composition of pork.