Pork leads Philippine meat imports in 2017
The volume of imported pork for 2017 registered an increase of 10,65% compared to 2016.
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Bluestar Adisseo announces closing of Nutriad acquisition
This transaction is part of Adisseo’s strategy to become one of the worldwide leaders of specialty additives in animal nutrition.
MSD Animal Health names 2018 High Quality Pork Ph.D. award recipient
Ana Carolina Lopes-Antunes, DVM, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2018 High Quality Pork Ph.D. Award in support of research in swine health, production and welfare.
Germany: Decrease in pig production
With slightly less than 57.9 million pigs slaughtered in 2017, pig slaughterings dropped by 2.6%.
EU requests WTO consultations with Russia on compliance with pig products ruling
The European Union has requested WTO consultations with the Russian Federation to discuss Russian measures affecting imports of live pigs and pork products from the EU.
Pig producers urged to enter 2018 EU PiG Grand Prix
The 2018 European Pig Innovation Group (EU PiG) Grand Prix is open for entries until 28 February 2018.
FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to bolster coordination and collaboration
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.
UK first for Indiana pig farmers
Precision pig farming is the way ahead for sustainable, green, resource-light systems which are kind to both pigs and people. That is the vision of a group of influential visitors from Indiana.
New EU reference laboratories in the field of contaminants in feed and food
Fødevareinstituttet (Denmark) and RIKILT (The Netherlands) will be the new reference laboratories for metals and nitrogenous compounds and for mycotoxins and plant toxins in feed and food.
Increase in PED outbreaks in The Netherlands
The GD is working on the comparison of PEDV strains.
AB Agri announces appointment of José Nobre as Chief Executive Officer
AB Agri, the agriculture division of Associated British Foods plc (ABF), has announced the appointment of José Nobre as CEO.
Mexico and Denmark to increase technological exchange in pig production
This alliance will last three years, and it will be wide-ranging between both countries’ pig producers.
WHO: High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide
WHO’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.
EU grain area stable but producers hit by low prices and high costs
The area under cereals in 2018 is expected to be 1.4% down on last year’s level.
Hypor Libra* raises interest, lowers feed costs
As the world’s most “prolificient” sow - the sum of prolific and efficient – the Libra* balances traits in feed conversion and mothering ability to lower the feed cost per pig.
Amlan International receives patent in China for intestinal health formulation
Amlan International recently received a patent in China for its formulated intestinal health products. The products have three distinct modes of action that work together to strengthen the intestinal environment of livestock.