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New tool enhances price transparency along the food supply chain

How much of what consumers pay for food ends up in farmer's pockets? From farm to fork, food prices develop along the food supply chain, involving farmers, the food processing industry and retailers.

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Translating scientific nutritional discoveries into on-farm solutions

In Vetagro International Forum, speakers discussed the impact of stress on animal health and performance, as well as the production challenges in an era focused on reducing antibiotic use.

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Algae work to reduce piggery greenhouse gas emissions

Co-digestion of pig slurry with algal biomass resulted in a slightly higher methane yield.

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Iowa Swine Day promises prime pork program and award-winning BBQ

The 6th annual Iowa Swine Day, to be held on June 29, will bring together leading figures from the US pork industry to discuss key issues facing the sector.

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The volume of Brazilian pork exports is still falling

Between January and May 2017, the pork exports rose by 30% in terms of value, but dropped by 3.3% in terms of volume with respect to the same period in 2016.

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Suspending the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive

Since further use of the additive ethoxyquin might cause a risk to human, animal health and the environment, the additive and feed containing it should be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible.

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African swine fever : the Commission updates veterinary measures to control the disease

This update reviews the control measures in place, building on the experience gained over the past years and the latest scientific input.

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Overview report: Study visits on rearing pigs with intact tails

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of good practices for the production of pigs with entire tails and highlight the reasons why this is not more widely practised.

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Spain: increase in the number of pigs slaughtered during the first quarter of 2017

During the first three months of the year there was an increase of 2.8%, both in the number of pigs slaughtered and in the number of tonnes of pork produced.

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Upcoming visit of the Japanese delegation to Poland

The talks applied to the possibility of abolishing by Japan the ban on the import of Polish pork and poultry.

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Argentina exports pig carcasses to Russia for the first time

This week, 27 tonnes of pork will be shipped to Russia from the Mar de Plata harbour.

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Pig production in the United Kingdom 2016

Total pig numbers have seen an increase of 2.7% from 4.7 million to 4.9 million.

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First meeting of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare

European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis officially inaugurates the kick-off meeting of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare.

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DuPont Brings Adaptive Animal Feed Solution to Swine Producers with Launch of Syncra® SWI

Syncra^® SWI delivers unique energy and amino acid digestibility for pigs, powered by the probiotic’s agile enzyme-production, working in harmony with the protease.

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IRTA-CReSA carries out a pathology course for the Asian swine sector

The course consisted of a theoretical session in the morning including discussion of clinical cases, and an autopsy practical session in the afternoon in the necropsy room facilities of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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Possible import of Russian pork to Hong Kong

Working meeting between the Rosselkhoznadzor officials and Dr. Glorey Them, Chief Health Inspector (for import and export) of the Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Safety Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) took place during the 85th OIE General Session in Paris on May 25, 2017.