Netherlands: significantly fewer pigs castrated over the past five years
Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.
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Effects on carcass quality of a compensatory growth strategy with use of by-products in fattening pigs
Compensatory growth had no effect on carcass quality with the use of by-products.
Italy: very positive year for the PDO "Prosciutto di Modena" (Modena ham)
Last year, "Prosciutto di Modena" (Modena ham) had an increase in production by 50% with respect to the previous year.
Mexico invests 650 million pesos to guarantee the harmlessness of the meat products
450 million pesos will be directed towards the subprogramme for the support of the slaughterings of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.
Fulvic acid affects growth performance and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs
Fulvic acid increases growth performance and improve meat quality.
A functional variant in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter enhances fatty acid desaturation in pork
UdL researchers have succeeded in producing meat with less saturated fat and a higher proportion of mono-unsaturated, with better organoleptic and healthier consumer properties.
Denmark: fifth Salmonella Action Plan
The plan contains one main objective and that is to reduce the prevalence of salmonella bacteria on fresh carcasses to 1 per cent by the end of 2014.
Dietary lecithin improves dressing percentage and decreases chewiness in the longissimus muscle in finisher gilts
The use of lecithin in swine diets improve pork tenderness and of dressing percentage.
Spain: adopted the quality standard for iberian meat, ham and loin
The quality standard improves the information given to the consumer through the labelling and the presentation.
EU to review the functioning of the food production chain
Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning of the food production chain.
Canadian pork quality standards released
The official Canadian Pork Quality Standards (CPQS) for meat colour, fat colour and marbling (intramuscular fat) have now been released.
Plants extract effects on carcass characteristics meat quality and oxidative stability in pork
The extracts from Lippia spp. could be an effective antioxidant in pork meat.
USA: New certification for beta agonist-free meat
The Never Fed Beta Agonists Program provides confirmation to customers that require verification of a marketing claim that beef and pork meat is derived from animals that were never fed beta agonists and is free of beta agonist residues.
Paraguay: preparation of a Pig Production National Plan is expected
The Vice-Minister of Stockbreeding, Dr. Luis Antonio Goiburú Vera, declared than a Pig Production National Plan must be prepared in Paraguay.
Microbial quality of fresh pork loin during storage affected by oregano oil and cranberry pulp diet supplementation in pigs
Oregano oil and ground cranberry pulp has a limited effect on the microbiological profile in pork.